Anne Brown

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Anne Brown was an American soprano best known for originating the role of Bess in George Gershwin’s opera "Porgy and Bess."

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Anne Brown canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1960s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
awardReceived George Peabody Medal ⓘ
St. Olav's Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1912-08-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
collaboratedWith George Gershwin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2009-03-13 ⓘ
describedAs trailblazing African-American soprano ⓘ
education Juilliard School ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Brown ⓘ
fieldOfWork opera performance ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
givenName Anne ⓘ
influenced later African-American opera singers ⓘ
knownFor originating the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
movement African-American classical music tradition ⓘ
name Anne Brown ⓘ
notableEvent created the role of Bess in the original 1935 production of Porgy and Bess ⓘ
notableRole Bess ⓘ
notableWork Porgy and Bess ⓘ
occupation concert singer ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
performedIn Porgy and Bess ⓘ
residence Norway ⓘ
roleInWork Bess in Porgy and Bess ⓘ
spouse Thorleif Schjelderup ⓘ
voiceType soprano ⓘ

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Bess → portrayedBy → Anne Brown ⓘ
Anne Brown → name → Anne Brown ⓘ