Marian Anderson "Ave Maria" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Marian Anderson "Ave Maria" on The Ed Sullivan Show on April 13, 1952. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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[@SP_3333]

True contraltos are very rare. Lovely.

[@antoineduchamp4931]

A very very great singer, and a very very great lady. The world was lucky to have had her as one of its children.

[@thezmanchar]

Absolute class, talent, beauty, to never be duplicated ever…. I wish I can go back in time, just to meet her. Watch her on to tell the truth when she got older, and you can tell no one will ever reach her level of Talent.

[@atis9061]

I love the contralto voice!

[@saracaselanizilio4627]

Amazing voice, amazing interpretation. Marian Anderson was out of this world - pure talent

[@shicoff1398]

She was a very good friend of Albert Einstein who was an ardent fan of her voice.

[@liedersanger1]

She stayed with him in Princeton, New Jersey, when she came to give concerts - - because she couldn’t get a room in the hotel!

[@shicoff1398]

@@liedersanger1 Yes, that was true about Einstein, as they where good friends and there was so much prejudice against Blacks, she stayed as his guest, he appreciated her greatness, kindness and talent as a singer with a great voice . Two great and talented people.

[@Tenortalker]

Ave Maria was particularly associated with Marian Anderson. She sang it frequently at her concerts. She admitted that when she first tried it out she was worried by the length of the phrases in a slow tempo and put the copy away. Fortunately for us all some time later she took another look at the song. A unique artiste and a wonderful person.

[@exaudi33]

A most magnificent artist and incredible woman.

[@catcat1517]

Absolutely beautiful voice. She is an American treasure ❤🇺🇸✨✨

[@carolynplenty4475]

Such a beautiful voice that goes straight to your soul. No mistakes about it Ms Anderson was truly a gifted singer in the field of classic music. RIP YOUR LEACY LIVES ON.

[@lilianapoulin4141]

Looking through old records at Goodwill, I discovered a record of her. I wanted to see what she was all about. So I just youtubed her name and found this video. I am in awe with her Heavenly , beautiful voice.

[@filipeferpe]

How a human being can be bad. A amazing voice this woman is a grace from the Lord and the racists hated only for her be a black woman. Her was before everything human being and great sopranno. Glory God for this voice.

[@L_14289]

She is a Lyric Contralto

[@hashslingingslasher4214]

No one cares about your “expertise “

[@positivasiempre2095]

Because they are stupid and ignorants. That's why there's some bad humans. They believe just because of the color of the skin or race, they are better.

[@mleh2512]

Marian Anderson hailed from my hometown. We adore her here. We’ve a beautiful tribute mural downtown. My parents and grandparents generations loved her too. A friend of mine had the honor of providing at home nursing care to Ms Anderson in her later years and confirmed she was an absolute gem of a human being. Thank you for recognizing her contributions.

[@treespirit2000]

Yours is an old, tired theme that has, now, happily been updated. Eleanor Roosevelt invited Ms. Anderson to perform in the White House in 1936 in segregated Washington, D.C. when the DAR refused to welcome her to their own concert facility. Let us shine a light on our progress!

[@kirstenguaragno1063]

one of the most beautiful voices ive ever heard!! what an incredible contralto!!!

[@pilouetmissiou]

She doesn't sing; she prays... listen to her is a profound experience

[@zofiaczerczynska7935]

Raczej modli się śpiewając.Szkoda że w oryginale po niemiecku.A może dobrze.

[@JaySmith-wo3di]

She was such a pioneer. Love her!

[@galba7134]

When you have the fullness and power of a dramatic soprana and you are a contralto, you get perfection. Most beautiful sound ever.

[@direfranchement]

I'm sorry, but she definitely didn't have the power of a dramatic soprano. She had a lyric voice.

[@subliminal5543]

@@direfranchement not an Ella fan saying this-

[@KajiVocals]

She was a natural mezzo actually. Mezzo that sang contralto. If you research into her discography you’ll hear it quite well.

[@onigbajamo]

@@KajiVocals lmao

[@Rachelshmachel63]

Yup she’s an amazing contralto RIP Marion

[@timothysprengeler4071]

Wow! I love Marian Anderson's rendition of Schubert's "Ave Maria," but I wasn't aware that she had sung it on the Ed Sullivan Show. Interestingly, Schubert wrote this not as a setting of the traditional Catholic prayer, but as part of a secular song cycle whose lyrics are from an epic poem known in English as "The Lady Of the Lake." It is often sung with the Latin text of the Catholic prayer, but I love this version not only because of Ms. Anderson's ethereal voice, but also the fact that she sang it with the original German lyrics. As for the Ed Sullivan Show, it is rerunning (in 30-minute edited episodes) on Me TV on Sunday evenings as of 2021. I sure hope they air this segment sometime.

[@pamlamar1253]

No performance before hers moved me to tears.

[@ki-taekim1566]

'Sound from heaven!

[@cleatdobbins4251]

She was brillant! No doubt about it!

[@DoctorWasabi]

Ave Maria is a very beautiful song

[@fernandapacheco1908]

Graciosidade e perfeição em única voz. Uma benção. Dignas de Nossa Senhora.

[@janelightning73]

That lovely voice gave me goosebumps...

[@thehammermanduke]

I watched the documentary of Marian Anderson life challenges and achievement on The American Experience. My My My!!! Awesome video!!!!

[@direfranchement]

Speechless.

[@roderickfernandez5382]

I'm watching a program on channel 13 now about Marian Anderson I see so many shows about her this is the first time I've ever seen her as a real person where are these films and photos been with her laughing and playing with chickens at on her Farm a whole different Marian Anderson from the lady that stood up there that day in front of that crowd and made them take their hats off I'm telling you it was so Grand to see her in a different light.

[@MAR-73]

Sou brasileiro e agradeço por poder ouvir esta voz!

[@AB-nd6lo]

Beautiful

[@xperiarodriguez22]

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.

[@royst.george7328]

I love the Blessed Virgin, but the "Hail Mary" is not Schubert's original German text sung here. The lyrics are taken from the poem "Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott. The text of "Ave Maria", the Latin prayer to the Blessed Virgin, was set to Schubert's composition much later.

[@murielsimonet1071]

Amen

[@TomElvisSmith]

You have been posting some incredible videos! This is very beautiful. This Easter episode of the Ed Sullivan show was the only appearance of Marian Anderson. She also sang "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" according to an episode guide.

[@fromthesidelines]

Just to put things in historical perspective, Ed's program was known as "TOAST OF THE TOWN" at the time.

[@DK-jy4jb]

Amazing to think that at one point, a quality performance like this one could be seen on regular network TV . . . nowadays, the Arts & Entertainment network is nothing but Storage Wars, WWE shows, and other reality sewage.

[@fromthesidelines]

Ed Sullivan featured a wide variety of performers from every corner of show business- and the world- for 23 years.

[@4444marla]

So great, truly great!

[@leilanarosally4843]

shes amazing

[@shabrethajennings7291]

Speechless 👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@melaneeroper2844]

Awesome‼️

[@shirtless6934]

A voice like that comes along only once in one hundred years and the Daughters of the American Revolution turned her away. Not so much because of her, but because black people might to see her and sit in their precious auditorium.

[@Rachelshmachel63]

It’s heartbreaking 💔 really to think that hip hop and the likes of sexyy red could have been influenced by all the amazing black artists, but never did 😢

[@raymondefouanon9930]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ayeshamorgan5793]

Quality rendition

[@ericb8004]

Her story is incredible- Father killed in the factory and she was denied admission to Art school bc she was black...A South Philly native with an Italian voice coach and she was only first accepted in Europe before being embraced in the U.S

[@fernandosergio9523]

👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@ttrroommbboonnee]

Verissimo.

[@italoolivatamburello3149]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@felixdeljuncoriveron5434]

Wooo y pensar que tengo al menos tres de sus discos de un álbum de mediados de 1935 llamado Marian Anderson Sings Spirituals, tristemente los discos de construcción de goma laca están destruidos pero aún en mi poder,para al menos preservarlos en el estado en que se encuentran.Bella voz la verdad,esta es la primera vez que la escucho por no tenia acceso a internet en mi país así que es bueno saber de historia y de música.

[@tamerajr]

💝

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

ANGELUS OF LIGHT IN YOU TUBE. 2021......THE DARKS OF THE BAD RUNING.

[@shicoff1398]

Amazing and remember she is not a young woman here, and her good friend was always Albert Einstein a Jewish man she stayed with as his guest in his home many times, she first sang at the Met. opera in 1955, her debut, (the first black artist to sing at the Metropolitan opera,) was in the opera Ballo with American tenor Richard Tucker .

[@bettyeporter1315]

During that time everything was done raw...no make over or records playing. You performed live.

[@warren1698]

She was “THE GREATEST,” in the words of MOHAMMED ALI!!!!

[@kameigordon7086]

What a beautiful voice! Thank you for posting.

[@coreysautter1335]

this is what i sound like in the shower

[@nielslundgreen3539]

The angel told her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. You have found favor  with God. You will become pregnant, give birth to a son, and name him Jesus. He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. Your son will be king of Jacob’s people forever, and his kingdom will never end.” Mary asked the angel, “How can this be? I’m a virgin.” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy child developing inside you will be called the Son of God. Amen. From my heart.

[@Tkimba2]

I suggest anyone to read what Lauri Volpi wrote about her voice to have an idea of jow special it was. That said, this is not her best performance.

[@Tkimba2]

@Justin Roberts I didn't know she had a cyst in her throat. I can only imagine the struggle...

[@shirtless6934]

And CBS canceled great shows like Ed Sullivan so it could peddle trash like All in the Family and Maude.

[@jaguar1990ful]

FLATTTTTT

[@varietyfashion9450]

Creepy

[@bobhayett2376]

?????

[@atis9061]

Your mind is creepy

[@kenneth7826]

You are foolish and I am being kind....

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

So much is revealed by a simple, one word comment. So very, very much is revealed.

[@PecanRanch]

❤️❤️❤️❤️