02749nam 2200553 450 991078700470332120230807212132.00-253-01539-1(CKB)3710000000264459(EBL)1822939(SSID)ssj0001350655(PQKBManifestationID)11754275(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350655(PQKBWorkID)11297055(PQKB)11033385(MiAaPQ)EBC1822939(OCoLC)896893767(MdBmJHUP)muse41894(Au-PeEL)EBL1822939(CaPaEBR)ebr10957196(OCoLC)893732489(EXLCZ)99371000000026445920141030h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRoland Hayes the legacy of an American tenor /Christopher A. Brooks and Robert SimsBloomington, Indiana :Indiana University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (424 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-01536-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.A new Jerusalem (1887-1911) -- Roland's world in Boston (1911-1920) -- Roland rules Britannia (1920-1921) -- "Le rage de Paris" (1921-1922) -- "You're tired, Chile" -- The Hayes conquest (1923-1924) -- Roland and the Countess (1924-1926) -- The conquest slows (1926-1930) -- "Hard trials, great tribulations" (1930-1935) -- Return to Europe (1936-1942) -- Rome, Georgia -- "I can tell the world!" (1942-1950) -- Struggles in remaining relevant (1950-1959) -- "I wanna go home" (1960-1977) -- Epilogue : the Hayes legacy.Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, and Covent Garden. His trailblazing career carved the way for a host of African American artists, including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson. Performing the African American spirituals he was raised on, Hayes's voice was marked with a unique sonority which easily navigated French, German, and Italian art songs. A multiculturalist both on and ofTenors (Singers)United StatesBiographyTenors (Singers)782.42168092Brooks Christopher Antonio1957-1533233Sims Robert(Baritone),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787004703321Roland Hayes3780037UNINA