美国名人黑人女低音歌唱家玛丽安·安德森1.docx

美国名人黑人女低音歌唱家玛丽安安德森1MarianAnderson,1897-1993:HerVoiceBecameFamousAroundtheWorldplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:07repeatByShelleyGollust2009-1-17VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,webeginthefirstoftworeportsaboutsingerMarianAnderson.(MUSIC:"WideRiver")VOICEONE:MarianAndersonAtallblackwomanissinginginaconcerthall.Hereyesareclosed.Sheisnotlookingatthecrowdofpeoplesittingsilentlybeforeher.Butshefeelstheirpresence.Shetriestomakethemusictouchtheirmindsandhearts.Herdeep,powerfulvoicereachesouttoallpartsoftheconcerthall.Shefinishes,andthereisalongsilence.Thenthepeopleclapandcheer.Theycalloutforanothersong.Andtheycallouthername:MarianAnderson.VOICETWO:MarianAndersonwasanAmerican.ButshefoundsuccessinEuropebeforefindingitinherowncountry.Shewasbornineighteenninety-seveninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Shegrewupsurroundedbypoverty.Yetsherememberedherfamilyasahappyone.TheAndersonsweredeeplyreligiousandinvolvedintheirchurch.ItwasinchurchwhereMarianfirstbegantosinginpublic.Shewassixyearsold.Thesongsshesangwerespirituals-thereligioussongsthatAfricanAmericanssangasslaves.Thesongsareaboutsuffering,andthehopeofabetterlifeafterdeath.VOICEONE:Marian'sinterestinmusicgrewasshegotolder.Whenshewaseight,herfatherbroughthomeanoldpiano.Sheneverthoughtshewouldbeabletoplayit.Oneday,however,sheheardpianomusiccomingfromanopenwindow.Shelookedinsidethehouse.Thereshesawawoman,playingeversobeautifully.Herskinwasdark,likeMarian's.Sheknewthenthatifanotherblackwomancouldplaythepianosocouldshe.TheAndersonsweretoopoortopaysomeonetoteachMarian.Soshewasabletoteachherselfonlyafewsimplesongs.Hervoiceremainedhermostimportantmusicalinstrument.VOICETWO:Marian'sfatherdiedwhenshewastenyearsold.Shehadtogotoworktohelpsupportherfamily.ShecontinuedtosingatchurchonSunday.Soon,otherchurchesheardoftheyounggirlwiththebeautiful,deepvoice.Theyinvitedhertosingforthem.Marianaccepted.ShebegansinginginAfrican-AmericanchurchesalloverPhiladelphia.VOICEONE:Ataboutthistime,severalpeopletoldMarianthatsheshouldhaveavoiceteacher.Theytoldherthatabeautifulvoicecanbedestroyedifitisnottrained.Mariansaidshealwayssangnaturally,withoutanythoughtofhowshedidit.Sherealizedthatshewouldneedsometraining.ThepeopleinMarian'schurchwereveryproudofher.Theywantedtohelp,eventhoughmanyofthemwereaspoorastheAndersonfamily.Theycollectedenoughmoneytopayforafewvoicelessons.ShewenttoalocalmusicschoolinPhiladelphia.VOICETWO:Agroupofgirlswaswaitingtoentertheschool.BeforeMariancouldenter,however;ayoungwhitewomanwhoworkedintheschooltoldhertogoaway."Wedonottakeblackpeoplehere,"shesaid.Marianwasshocked.Neverbeforehadanyoneinsultedherbecauseofherrace.Yearslater,sherememberedherfeelings:VOICEONE:"Ijustlookedatthewoman.Iwasshockedthatsuchwordscouldcomefromsomeonesoyoung.Ididnotunderstandhowapersonsurroundedbythejoyofmusiccouldnothavesomeofitssenseandbeautyinsideher.Itwasasifacoldandhorriblehandhadtouchedme.Ihadneverheardsuchbrutalwords.Myskinwasdifferent,butnotmyfeelings."VOICETWO:MarianAndersonwastohearthosehatefulwordsmanytimesagainduringherlife.(MUSIC:"WideRiver")VOICEONE:MarianAndersoncontinuedtosingatchurchesandspecialgatherings.Hersingingbecamemorewidelyknown.Butshestillfeltthathervoiceneededtraining.Finally,afriendpromisedtohelphermeetawell-knownvoiceteacher.TheteacherwasGiuseppeBoghetti.OnlythebestsingersinPhiladelphiawerehisstudents.MarianwenttoseeMisterBoghetti.Shewasnervous,becauseshewantedtopleasehim.Hetoldherthathealreadyhadtoomanystudents.Hemadeitclearthathewouldlistenonlybecauseheknewherfriend.Marian'snervousnessdisappearedwhenshebegantosing.Thesongshechosewasonesheknewbest.Itwascalled"DeepRiver".(MUSIC:"DeepRiver")VOICETWO:MisterBoghettisatquietlywhenMarianfinished.Thereweretearsinhiseyes.Finally,hesaid:"Youwillstarttrainingatonce.Iwillneedjusttwoyearswithyou.Afterthat,youwillbeabletogoanywhereandsingforanybody."MarianAndersonwasveryhappy.Herfriendsagreedtohelppayforherlessons.MisterBoghettitaughtherhowtocontrolanddirecthervoice.Healsotaughtherhowtobreathecorrectly.Marianlearnedtosingclassicalmusic-thesongsofthegreatEuropeancomposers.(MUSIC:"DieForelle")VOICEONE:MarianAndersongrewtoloveopera,becauseitjoinedsingingandacting.ButMisterBoghettiadvisedhernottochooseoperaasawaytomakealiving.HeknewthatblacksingersinAmericawerenotpermittedtosingwithwhiteoperagroups.Instead,hetoldhershecouldbesuccessfulbysinginginconcerttheaters.Shefollowedhisadvice.Innineteentwenty-four;AndersonsanginNewYorkCityforthefirsttime.Inthosedays,asingerhadtoberecognizedinNewYorktobesuccessfuleverywhereelse.Shesanginoneofthemostimportantconcerttheatersinthecity-TownHall.Shesangsomespiritualsandsomeclassicalmusic.Shewantedtomakesureshewouldbejudgedasasingerwhohappenedtobeblack-notasablacksinger.(MUSIC:"Ch,iomaivipossa")VOICETWO:MarianAnderson'stownhallconcertwasnotsuccessful.Fewpeoplecametolisten.Thenextday,newspaperssharplycriticizedher.TheysaidshesangtheEuropeanmusicwithoutfeelingorunderstanding.Andersonwascrushed.ShedecidedtoreturntoPhiladelphia.Shethoughtaboutneversingingagain.(MUSIC:"Heav,nHeav'n")VOICEONE:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.WecontinuethestoryofMarianAndersonandhowshewentontogaingreatsuccessasasinger.RelatedArticles