page_title: Débria Brown
hierarchical_section_title: Débria Brown
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Portrait of Debria Brown, as Carmen, Act IV Abstract: 1 photographic print&#160;: gelatin silver.
context_page_description: Débria M. Brown was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers to achieve wide success and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world. She also worked occasionally as a dramatic actress on the stage and on television.
context_section_description: Débria M. Brown (26 October 1936 – 17 December 2001) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers to achieve wide success and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world. She also worked occasionally as a dramatic actress on the stage and on television.
caption: Photograph, by Carl Van Vechten, of Débria Brown as Carmen, at the New York City Opera, in 1958.
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