[DOC] [TLE] Marian Anderson Performed at the Metropolitan Opera [PAR] On January 7, 1955, she became the first African American to perform at the Met, 
America's most highly esteemed opera house. Anderson sang the role of a... [DOC] [TLE] 60 Years Ago, the First African-American Soloist Sang at the Met ... [PAR] Jan 8, 2015 ... Marian Anderson as Ulrica in the Verdi opera Un ballo in maschera (Bettmann/
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would have been made later, but it is the part she sang that night:... [DOC] [TLE] Marian Anderson - Wikipedia [PAR] Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897  April 8, 1993) was an American contralto 
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She was offered opera roles by several European houses but, due to her lack of 
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with... [DOC] [TLE] Four Pioneering African American Singers in Opera - Classical ... [PAR] On January 7, 1955, history was made when Marian Anderson (18971993) 
became the first African American singer to perform with the Metropolitan Opera 
... place in opera history was secured on September 30, 1935, when he created 
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opera... [DOC] [TLE] Jan 7, 1955 Singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the ... [PAR] In 1961, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where she 
.... Baker was the first African-American female to star in a major motion picture, 
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.... first black singer to perform at Metropolitan Opera House on January 7, 1955. [DOC] [TLE] Marian Anderson facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Her appreciation of the honesty and simplicity of black spirituals led her to .... and 
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made her Metropolitan Opera Debut on January 7, 1955. ... Florida history was 
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... Although she was offered contracts to perform roles with many... [DOC] [TLE] OPENING DOORS IN MUSIC - ProQuest [PAR] Thus, Brooklyn- born Metropolitan opera tenor Frederick Jagel became Federico 
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In addition to launching the careers of many young black artists, he pioneered in
... [DOC] [TLE] Marian Anderson - Danbury Music Centre [PAR] Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, 
Anderson ... She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance 
repertoire of ... barriers for black artists in the United States, becoming the first 
black person, ... to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on 
January 7, 1955. [DOC] [TLE] Marian Anderson Is Dead at 96 - Singer Shattered Racial Barriers ... [PAR] Apr 9, 1993 ... And when she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1955, she became ... 
Although she won first prize in a voice contest in New York in 1925 and .... Ulrica 
in Verdi's "Ballo in Maschera." She made her debut on Jan. 7, 1955. ... she was 
also, of course, a role model for the black musicians who followed her. [DOC] [TLE] African-American Firsts - Biography.com [PAR] Feb 28, 2012 ... But over the course of American history

Question: On January 7, 1955 she made history as the first black in a major role at the Metropolitan Opera
Answer: Marian Anderson