Moten as Bess in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, 1943
(Wikipedia)
(Wikipedia)
Soprano Ella Moten Barnett http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett
John Malveaux
John Malveaux
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So she is the first in the 20th Century? I did not know much about her.
She follows:
Marie Selika who performed for President Hayes in 1878.
And Sissieretta Jones in 1892 for President Harrison!
Thanks
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