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Deep River

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story of the American contralto
Marian Anderson who became the first black singer to appear at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1955. 'After Marian Anderson , the doors were open. Nobody asked, is she black, is she white, is she green? It was just a normal thing, as it should always have been.'
Written and presented by Gordon Ledbetter with contributions from MARIAN ANDERSON herself, SIR
RUDOLPH BING , GRACE BUMBRY,
TODD DUNCAN ,
HENRY PLEASANTS , SHIRLEY VERRETT Producer ANN STANGAR BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Fri 11.0 am)

Contributors

Contralto:
Marian Anderson
Unknown:
Marian Anderson
Presented By:
Gordon Ledbetter
Unknown:
Marian Anderson
Unknown:
Rudolph Bing
Unknown:
Todd Duncan
Unknown:
Henry Pleasants
Unknown:
Shirley Verrett
Source: Radio Times

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