Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00pm
World Financial Center
Winter Garden
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 417-7000
Cost: Free
For all ages
World Financial Center
Winter Garden
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 417-7000
Cost: Free
For all ages
The New York Opera Society presents a concert tribute to Paul Robeson (1898-1976), one of America’s most powerful singers. A 20th-Century Renaissance man, he was internationally renowned as a singer, actor, writer, and political activist. The son of a former slave, Robeson championed the singing of African-American spirituals on the concert stage, and his concert programs ran the gamut from classical arias to folk songs from around the world. His strong beliefs in social justice and the universality of man informed his choice of repertoire as a performer. He and his songs merge into an expression of the dignity and brotherhood of all mankind.
This concert features many of Robeson’s most famous and inspirational songs. There are songs of deliverance, from African-American spirituals to Mendelssohn’s Elijah. There are songs of workmen on the world’s great rivers, such as Robeson’s signature "Ol’ Man River" and the Russian "Song of the Volga Boatmen." There are songs of solidarity, including "All Through the Night," which Robeson sang to express his lifelong friendship with struggling Welsh miners. The concert culminates with his version of Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy," in which the virtues of peace and brotherhood are proclaimed in the voice of Paul Robeson.
New York Opera Society website:
http://www.NewYorkOperaSociety.com
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