Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia ... for the museum and ...

Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson ... When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the magnitude of her talent moved him to tears. Because she was Black, however, her initial ...

Training and performing, Marian made her European debut at the Paris Opera House in 1935 ... her any type of deference; "Artist Anderson" and "Singer Anderson" frequently being used.

On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson, wrapped in a ... she became the first Black singer to perform in a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Anderson’s global stature reached ...

Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

"Marian: The Philadelphia Story" explores the late singer's life. Jillian Pirtle, who serves as the CEO of the Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society, says the exhibition tells Anderson's ...