Elsie houston: revolutionary soprano
Auteur :
Osei, Adjoa
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780197693179
Date de publication :
23 avr. 2025
Dimensions :
23,9 x 16,4 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
467 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This new biography traces the fascinating life and work of Elsie Houston, a Brazilian, mixed-race, classically trained soprano who captured the 1920s and 1930s Western artistic vogue for black exotica by restylizing Afro-Brazilian folk songs on elite stages in Paris and New York.