The Memoirs of Sylvia Olden Lee, Premier African-American Classical Vocal Coach Who Is Sylvia

This is the only autobiography of America's first internationally renowned African-American classical vocal coach for concert, oratorio, and opera as well as a distinguished arranger and interpretive authority on Negro Spirituals. Mrs. Lee has been a pioneer in the musical field as the first African-American hired onto the staffs of the Metropolitan Opera and the Curtis Institute of Music. She worked with world-acclaimed singers Elisabeth Schumann, Paul Robeson, Dorothy Maynor, Lawrence Winters, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Jessye Norman, and Kathleen Battle. Her appearance on PBS TV with Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis was a fascinating critical interaction between artists and teacher. She has been honored by the United Nations and the National Women's Hall of Fame. With illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Sylvia Olden Lee, Elizabeth Nash
• Publisher: Em Text
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780773408463
• ISBN: 978-0-7734-0846-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 415 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries