Marian Anderson

Portrait of Marian Anderson…. Carl Van Vechten, photographer, Jan. 14, 1940. Van Vechten Collection. Prints & Photographs Division

Famed contralto Marian Anderson made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955, as Ulrica in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. She was the first African American to perform with the company.

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