The Magic of Spirituals

Overview

Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, and more.

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Cast

Kathleen Battle

Self (archive footage)

Jessye Norman

Self (archive footage)

Angel Blue

Self - Interviewee

Peter Gelb

Self - Interviewee

Queen Esther Marrow

Self - Interviewee

Darryl Pinckney

Self - Interviewee

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

Self - Interviewee

Jocelyn B. Smith

Self - Interviewee