Marian Anderson (1897–1993) was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: “Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.” Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert and recital in major music venues and with famous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined, as she had no training in acting. She preferred to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform opera arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire of everything from concert literature to lieder to opera to traditional American songs and spirituals. Between 1940 and 1965 the German-American pianist Franz Rupp was her permanent accompanist.
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Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Leadership
You lose a lot of time, hating people.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Hate
The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Leaders, Leadership
Prayer begins where human capacity ends.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Prayer
Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Fear
No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Conflict, Nation
When you stop having dreams and ideals—well, you might as well stop altogether.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Imagination
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.
—Marian Anderson
Topics: Gift
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