Robert McFerrin Sr.
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Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert McFerrin Sr. canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
baritone ⓘ human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName |
Bobby McFerrin
ⓘ
surface form:
McFerrin
|
| fatherOf | Bobby McFerrin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical music
ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasPartInHistory | desegregation of major American opera houses ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of African American opera singers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robert McFerrin Sr. self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | breaking racial barriers in American opera ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| notableWork | performances at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| occupation |
opera singer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.