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Training and performing, Marian made her European debut at the Paris Opera House in 1935. Marian Anderson, noted contralto, sings "The Star Spangled Banner" at the dedication of a mural ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8 ... Despite that acclaim, in 1939 the Daughters of the American Revolution banned her from performing at its Constitution Hall.

The Philadelphia Orchestra's home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the ... The orchestra's auditorium in the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts was known as Verizon Hall ...

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through Jan. 31. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution ...

When Anderson was banned from signing at Washington's Constitution Hall in 1939 due to the color of her skin, it led to her performing an outdoor concert that became a defining moment in the civil ...