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Blackademics W/ Karolyn Lee Gholston- The Experiences of a Black Opera Singer

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
Date
Sep 14, 2020   1:00 - 2:00 pm  
Speaker
Karolyn Lee Gholston
Cost
FREE
Registration
Registration
Contact
Dementro Powell
E-Mail
dementro@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

Course Description: To enlighten students, talk about the black experience, educate about black opera history, and the struggles that continue today in the art form. Lecture & questions on the experience of being a black singer in a majority white art form. Will focus on the history of black opera singers: Leontyne Price, Sissieretta Jones, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, and my inspiration, Kathleen Battle.

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