Marian Anderson: One Voice Can Make History

Twenty four years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, a Black woman stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang before an unprecedented, racially-integrated audience of 75,000 people. Join us today as we cover the life and legacy of Marian Anderson, perhaps the greatest lieder singer of the 20th century you've never heard of! What's more... Chelsea Marie Davis and Victoria Theodore share their work on Marian the musical with us (you'll even hear excerpts from the musical!) for what might be the greatest episode of Follow the Lieder ever published!

Find Chelsea @cmdsings and Victoria @victoriatheodoremusic
Featuring the vocal talents of  DeOnzell Green, Clinton Roan, and Charlotte Odusanya

Marian on What's My Line?
Marian Sings three songs, a 1951 concert
Short Documentary
NPR Article: Denied a Stage, She Sang for a Nation
Lincoln Memorial PBS Excerpt
National Marian Anderson Museum
Marian Musical Website

Marian Anderson YouTube Playlist

For further reading check out Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey by Allen Keiler and her autobiography My Lord What a Morning

Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.