Aida's brothers & sisters : black voices in opera / a film by Jan Schmidt-Garre and Marieke Schroeder ; a production of Pars Media [and others] in cooperation with DRS [and others].

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.

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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, 1937-2023 (Singer, Narrator), Allen, Betty, 1927-2009 (Singer, Narrator), Verrett, Shirley (Singer, Narrator), Hendricks, Barbara (Singer, Narrator), Estes, Simon (Narrator), Grist, Reri (Singer), McFerrin, Bobby (Singer), Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 (Singer), Battle, Kathleen (Singer), Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 (Singer), Price, Leontyne (Singer), Norman, Jessye (Singer)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	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]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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.
Genre:	Biography. Documentary films. Biographical films. Feature films. Filmed performances. Concert films. Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Aida's brothers and sisters. Black voices in opera and concert. DVD.
Format:	Video DVD

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.
Note:	Videorecording.
Call Number:	ML400 .A53 2000 VideoDVD CU9 D0112111 VideoDVD
Credits:	Film editor, Gaby Kull-Neujahr ; cinematography, Wedigo von Schultzendorff, Craig Braden. A Parsmedia production.
System Details:	DVD-9; NTSC, region code 0; PCM stereo sound format; 16:9 picture format.
Participant or Performer:	Grace Bumbry, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Shirley Verrett, Leontyne Price, Betty Allen, Barbara Hendricks, Simon Estes, Reri Grist, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Bobby McFerrin, featured singers ; Götz Friedrich, Edward Said, commentators ; Rosalyn Story, narrator.
Event Details:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.