Blacks in opera.
An encyclopedia of people and companies, 1873-1993
An encyclopedia of people and companies, 1873-1993
By Eric Ledell Smith
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1995 |
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| Abdul-Rahim, Raoul (b. 1929) | music critic |
| Addison, Adele (b. 1925) | soprano, vocals |
| Adkins, Paul Spencer (a. 1985) | tenor |
| Albert, Donnie Ray (b. 1951) | baritone, bass-baritone |
| Aldridge, Irene Luranah (b. 1860 d. 1932) | contralto |
| Alexander, Roberta Lee (b. 1949) | soprano |
| Allen, Betty [Elizabeth Louise] (b. 1930) | cast, mezzo-soprano |
| Anderson, Marian (b. 1897 d. 1993) | accordion, chanteur |
| Arnold, David Charles (b. 1943) | baritone, bass |
| Arnold, David Charles (b. 1943) | baritone |
| Arroyo, Martina (b. 1937) | interprete, Sanger |
| Baker, Gregg (b. 1955) | baritone |
| Bakst, Lawrence (b. 1955) | tenor |
| Balthrop, Carmen (b. 1948) | soprano |
| Baskin, Vincent (d. 1988) | baritone |
| Battle, Kathleen (b. 1948) | cast, Sanger |
| Bernard, Annabelle (b. 1934) | Sanger, Soloist: Gesang |
| Blackwell, Harolyn (b. 1960 a. 1990) | soprano |
| Bledsoe, Jules (b. 1898 d. 1943) | cast, singer |
| Boatwright, McHenry (b. 1928) | baritone, bass-baritone |
| Bradley, Gwendolyn (b. 1952) | soprano |
| Brice, Carol (Lovette Hawkins) (b. 1918 d. 1985) | cast, contralto |
| Brooks, Garnet James (b. 1937) | tenor |
| Brown, Anne (b. 1915) | cast, interprete |
| Brown, John Harold (b. 1902 d. 1981) | composer |
| Brown, William Albert (b. 1938) | tenor |
| Browne, Sandra (b. 1947) | interprete, mezzo-soprano |
| Bumbry, Grace (Melzia Ann) (b. 1937) | mezzo-soprano, soprano |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Clarey, Cynthia (b. 1949) | mezzo-soprano, soprano |
| Cole, Vinson (b. 1950) | Soloist: Gesang, tenor |
| Cole-Talbert, Florence (b. 1890 d. 1961) | soprano |
| Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel (b. 1875 d. 1912) | composer |
| Conrad, Barbara (b. 1945) | mezzo-soprano, vocals |
| Cook, Terry (b. 1956) | bass |
| Creech, Philip (b. 1950) | Sanger, tenor |
| Cunningham, Arthur H. (b. 1928) | composer |
| Da Costa, Noel George (b. 1929) | composer, violin |
| Dale, Clamma (b. 1948) | soprano, vocals |
| Davis, Anthony (b. 1951) | piano, trumpet |
| Davis, Ellabelle (b. 1907 d. 1960) | soprano |
| Davy, Gloria (b. 1931) | interprete, Sanger |
| Dawson, Mary Cardwell (b. 1894 d. 1962) | opera director, teacher |
| Diton, Carl Rossini (b. 1886 d. 1962) | piano, composer |
| Dobbs, Mattiwalda (b. 1925) | soprano, vocals |
| Doss, Mark (a. 1985) | baritone |
| Drury, Theodore (b. 1860 d. 1940 a. 1889-1902) | singer, opera producer |
| Dubois, Shirley Graham (b. 1906 d. 1977) | author, composer |
| Duncan, Todd [Robert Todd] (b. 1903) | baritone, cast |
| Dunham, Katherine (b. 1910) | cast, choreographer |
| Eda-Pierre, Christiane (b. 1938) | soprano, vocals |
| Estes, Simon Lamont (b. 1938) | bass-baritone, bass |
| Evanti, Lillian (b. 1890 d. 1967) | soprano |
| Ewing, Maria (Louise) (b. 1950) | mezzo-soprano, Sanger |
| Fax, Mark Oakland (b. 1911 d. 1974) | college professor, composer |
| Fernandez, Wilhelmenia (b. 1949) | interprete, soprano |
| Floyd, Alpha (b. 1945) | interprete, soprano |
| Franklin, William (b. 1906) | baritone |
| Frazier, James (b. 1940 d. 1985) | conductor |
| Freeman, Harry Lawrence (b. 1869 d. 1954) | composer, conductor |
| Freeman, Paul Douglas (b. 1936) | conductor |
| Frierson, Andrew (b. 1927) | baritone |
| George, Zelma Watson (b. 1903) | sociologist, soprano |
| Gilmore, Gail (b. 1950) | interprete, mezzo-soprano |
| Gomes, Carlos [Antonio Carlos] (b. 1836 d. 1896) | compositor, maestro de musica |
| Grist, Reri (b. 1932) | cast, Sanger |
| Harris, Hilda (b. 1930) | concert singer, mezzo-soprano |
| Harris, Margaret Rosezarian (b. 1943) | piano, conductor |
| Harvey, Georgette (b. 1883 d. 1952) | musical comedy actress, contralto |
| Haymon, Cynthia (b. 1958) | soprano |
| Hendricks, Barbara (b. 1948) | interprete, Sanger |
| Hinds, Esther (b. 1943) | soprano |
| Holland, Charles (b. 1908 d. 1987) | producer, sanger |
| Holmes, Eugene (b. 1934) | baritone, vocals |
| Holt, Ben (b. 1955 d. 1990) | baritone, interprete |
| Hubbard, Bruce (b. 1952 d. 1991) | baritone, cast |
| Jarboro, Caterina (b. 1903 d. 1986) | singer |
| Jenkins, Leroy (b. 1932) | violin, composer |
| Jessye, Eva Alberta (b. 1895 d. 1992) | ass. al cori, choir conductor |
| Johnson, Gertrude (b. 1894 d. 1973) | soprano |
| Johnson, J. Rosamond [John Rosamund] (b. 1873 d. 1954) | composer, singer |
| Jones, Isola (b. 1949) | mezzo-soprano, vocals |
| Joplin, Scott (b. 1868 d. 1917) | composer, librettist |
| Kay, Ulysses (Simpson) (b. 1917 d. 1995) | composer |
| Killebrew, Gwendolyn (b. 1939) | mezzo-soprano, uns. |
| Lafayette, Leonora (b. 1926) | mezzo-soprano, Soloist: Gesang |
| Lee, Everett (b. 1920) | orchestra and opera conductor |
| Lewis, Henry (b. 1932) | cast, composer |
| Lightfoot, Peter William (b. 1950) | baritone |
| Lindsay, Claudia (b. 1940) | soprano, vocals |
| Little, Vera (b. 1928) | contralto, mezzo-soprano |
| Mace, Hartwell (b. 1951) | baritone |
| Martin, Marvys (b. 1956) | soprano |
| Matthews, Edward (b. 1907 d. 1954) | baritone |
| Matthews, Inez (b. 1917) | cast, mezzo-soprano |
| Maynor, Kevin Elliott (b. 1954) | bass |
| McCoy, Seth (b. 1928) | tenor, vocals |
| McFerrin, Robert (b. 1921) | baritone, vocals |
| McKayle, Donald (b. 1930) | choreographer, dancer |
| McLin, Lena Johnson (b. 1928) | music educator, choir conductor |
| McMillian, Geraldine (b. 1953) | soprano |
| Merritt, Myra (b. 1958) | soprano |
| Miller, Patricia A. | mezzo-soprano, teacher |
| Mitchell, Abbie (b. 1884 d. 1960) | cast, librettist |
| Mitchell, Arthur (b. 1934) | dancer, choreographer |
| Mitchell, Leona (b. 1949) | soprano, vocals |
| Montal, Andre (b. 1940) | tenor |
| Moore, Dorothy Rudd (b. 1940) | composer, soprano |
| Mosley, Robert (b. 1935) | baritone |
| Norman, Jessye (b. 1945) | Sanger, soprano |
| Parker, Louise (b. 1925 d. 1986) | contralto, Sanger |
| Parker, Moises (b. 1945) | tenor |
| Perry, Julia (Amanda) (b. 1924 d. 1979) | composer, conductor |
| Pierson, Edward (b. 1931) | bass-baritone, cast |
| Price, Leontyne [Mary Violet Leontyne] (b. 1927) | Sanger, soprano |
| Quivar, Florence (b. 1944) | contralto, interprete |
| Rahn, Muriel (b. 1911 d. 1961) | cast, soprano |
| Rayam, Curtis (b. 1951) | cast, interprete |
| Rhea, La Julia (b. >1908) | singer |
| Robinson, Faye (b. 1943) | soprano, vocals |
| Saint-Georges, Joseph Boulogne (b. 1739 d. 1799) | composer, violin |
| Shirley, George Irving (b. 1934) | banjo, tenor |
| Simmons, Calvin (Eugen) (b. 1950 d. 1982) | conductor, piano |
| Simpson, Joy (d. 1987) | soprano |
| Smith, James (b. 1950) |
| Spearman, Rawn (b. 1924) | cast, concert singer |
| Stevenson, Delcina Marie | soprano, vocals |
| Still, William Grant (b. 1895 d. 1978) | arranger, composer |
| Sublett, John William "Bubbles" (b. 1902 d. 1986) | cast, tap dancer |
| Thigpen, Helen (a. 1940s-1950s) | interprete, soprano |
| Thompson, Arthur Charles (b. 1942) | baritone |
| Tyler, Veronica | interprete, soprano |
| Tynes, Margaret (b. 1929) | singer, soprano |
| Verrett, Shirley (b. 1931) | mezzo-soprano, soprano |
| Waller, Juanita (b. 1939) | soprano |
| Warfield, William (Caesar) (b. 1920) | baritone, bass-baritone |
| Weathers, Felicia (b. 1937) | Sanger, soprano |
| White, Clarence Cameron (b. 1880 d. 1960) | composer, violin |
| White, Willard (b. 1946) | bass, cast |
| Williams, Camilla Ella (b. 1922) | Sanger, soprano |
| Wilson, Warren George (b. 1934) | conductor |
| Winters, Lawrence (b. 1915 d. 1965) | baritone, cast |