Marian Anderson and cast members taking a bow after performance of Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera"
View of Marian Anderson and cast members taking a bow after performance of Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera." Printed on front: "Sedge LeBlang." Label on back: "Marian Anderson's debut as Ulrica in Verdi's 'Un ballo in maschera' was the most newsworthy feature of the 1954-55 season. The first Negro singer at the Metropolitan, she is taking her bow here with colleagues Tucker, Peters, Milanov, and Warren. Among the Negro singers who have since become regular members of the Metropolitan are Robert McFerrin, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Gloria Davy, Martina Arroyo, and Leontyne Price. Photo from the Azalia Hackley Collection." Handwritten on back: "Curtain call after revival of 'Ballo in maschera,' Jan. 7, 1955, (l to r) Richard Tucker, Roberta Peters, Zinka Milanov, Marian Anderson and Leonard Warren."
- Creator:
- LeBlang, Sedge
- Resource ID:
- hk000165
- Subject:
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
- African American women singers
- Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975
- Peters, Roberta, 1930-
- Milanov, Zinka
- Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1955-01-07
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Location:
- Biography--Anderson, Marian
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.