Aida's brothers & sisters : black voices in opera /

Presents the history and current situation of African-American opera singers in America. Combines rare and contemporary footage of some of the greatest performers of the century and includes interviews with many notable black singers as well as opera company directors and critics.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Pars Media (Firm) (Producer), DRSfilm (Firm) (Producer), Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors:	Story, Rosalyn M. (Narrator), Schmidt-Garre, Jan (Director), Schroeder, Marieke (Director), Bumbry, Grace, 1937- (Vocalist, Narrator), Allen, Betty, 1927-2009 (Vocalist, Narrator), Verrett, Shirley (Vocalist, Narrator), Hendricks, Barbara (Vocalist, Narrator), Estes, Simon (Narrator), Grist, Reri (Vocalist), McFerrin, Bobby (Vocalist), Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 (Vocalist), Battle, Kathleen (Vocalist), Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 (Vocalist), Price, Leontyne (Vocalist), Norman, Jessye (Vocalist)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in English, French, Italian; dialogs in English with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
Published:	[Halle/Saale] : Arthaus Musik, [2009]
Subjects:	African American singers > Biography. Singers > United States > Biography. Racism and the arts > United States. Documentary films. Biographical films. Feature films. Filmed performances. Concert films. Nonfiction films.

Description
Summary:	Presents the history and current situation of African-American opera singers in America. Combines rare and contemporary footage of some of the greatest performers of the century and includes interviews with many notable black singers as well as opera company directors and critics.
Item Description:	Schmidt-garre / Bumbry / Anderson / Robeson Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-9; NTSC, region code 0; PCM stereo sound format; 16:9 picture format.
Production Credits:	Film editor, Gaby Kull-Neujahr ; cinematography, Wedigo von Schultzendorff, Craig Braden. A Parsmedia production.