Aida's Brothers & Sisters

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Aida's Brothers & Sisters (2000)

Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre, Marieke Schroeder

“Black Voices in Opera and Concert”

Documentary · 1h 25m

The film tells the story of classic black singing against the background of black emancipation in politics and society. This story stretches from the first successes of the bass Paul Robeson, who all his life regarded his voice as an instrument of liberation, to the young singing pupils of the Harlem School of Arts, who identify themselves with their origins in rejuvenated pride. The great African-American singers express their views, as do opera company directors and critics. Historical and contemporary film extracts and specially produced film sequences demonstrate the richness and variety of black singing.

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Cast

Grace Bumbry Self Marian Anderson Self
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Anne Brown Self Simon Estes Self Götz Friedrich Self Reri Grist Self Barbara Hendricks Self Bobby McFerrin Self Jessye Norman Self Leontyne Price Self Edward Said Self Shirley Verrett Self

Crew

Director
Jan Schmidt-Garre, Marieke Schroeder
Director of Photography
Wedigo von Schultzendorff, Craig Braden
Editor
Gaby Kull-Neujahr

Details

Release date
2000-02-16
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, German
Countries
Germany, United States of America
Production
Pars Media, THIRTEEN, BR, SWR, WDR