Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / / Christopher A. Brooks and Robert Sims

• Autore: Brooks Christopher Antonio <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.42168092
• Soggetto topico: Tenors (Singers) - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): SimsRobert (Baritone)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 of
• Titolo autorizzato: Roland Hayes
• ISBN: 0-253-01539-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787004703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II