Anne Brown
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Anne Brown was an American soprano best known for originating the role of Bess in George Gershwin’s opera "Porgy and Bess."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anne Brown canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
ⓘ
human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
George Peabody Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Olav's Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1912-08-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-03-13 ⓘ |
| describedAs | trailblazing African-American soprano ⓘ |
| education | Juilliard School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera performance
ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later African-American opera singers ⓘ |
| knownFor | originating the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| movement | African-American classical music tradition ⓘ |
| name | Anne Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | created the role of Bess in the original 1935 production of Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| notableRole | Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert singer
ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| performedIn | Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Bess in Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Thorleif Schjelderup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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