Sissieretta Jones – Opera Star & First African American Woman to Headline a Concert at Carnegie Hall

PBS Unladylike2020
November 30, 2022

Resource Type: Lesson Plan, Video, Discussion Questions, Activity, Vocabulary List, Handout, Research Project, Español, Spanish

Sissieretta Jones was heralded as one of the greatest singers of her generation and a pioneer in the operatic tradition at a time when access to most classical concert halls in the United States were closed to Black performers and patrons. Learn more about this trailblazing classical performer. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series..

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Sissieretta Jones – Opera Star & First African American Woman to Headline a Concert at Carnegie Hall

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