But there was much more to Anderson’s life beyond that event. Anthony Tommasini’s biography “Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian Anderson” follows the singer’s remarkable life in a ...

“Love, Loss and Dreams: A Woman’s Life in Song” takes place Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall of the ...

By this measure, Tommasini suggests that she succeeded. In 1955, the 58-year-old Anderson at last fulfilled her lifelong ...

Fort Collins Symphony combines live dance, orchestral music and guest vocalist Megan Grey November 7 at The Lincoln Center.

Marian Anderson was a tall, resolute woman who, according to her prestigious agent, the impresario Sol Hurok, “walked with the grace of a queen.” Her wide-ranging contralto—the lowest of female vocal ...

Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, has died. She was 70. Wilson’s longtime manager Robert Torre shared with WBGO that Wilson died early Wednesday morning in ...

Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

Les Violons et la contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay ont mis un terme, vendredi, à la saison régulière de la salle Bourgie, celle-ci accueillant dès cette semaine le Festival de musique de chambre. La ...

There are several reasons why the magnificent Dutch contralto Aafje Heynis (1924-2015) is not better known. She seldom traveled, and there were three more-or-less contemporary contraltos (Marian ...

Stutzmann, who directs the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, had a long career as a contralto (and sang with the BSO) before focusing on conducting Nathalie Stutzmann has taken a long and circuitous path to ...

In this blog post, we’ll explore 68 breathtaking contralto songs that attract your heart and soul. As a music enthusiast and researcher, I’ve carefully curated this list to include the most moving and ...

In an era before microphones and modern amplification, one voice reigned supreme – the contralto. With their rich, velvety low registers and powerful, penetrating tones, contralto singers were once ...