She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first African American artist ...

Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, once performed in the UN's gilded General Assembly ...

Training and performing, Marian made her European debut at the Paris Opera House in 1935 ... her any type of deference; "Artist Anderson" and "Singer Anderson" frequently being used.

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson ... When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the magnitude of her talent moved him to tears. Because she was Black, however, her initial ...

Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera ... at commemorations, Ms. Anderson joined Ezio ...