Re: Black Classical Music

Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 03:54:54 GMT
Newsgroups: balt.general,rec.music.classical
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:14:43 GMT, email-address-deleted (Coleman E.
Howard) wrote:
>I'm interested in the black interpretation of classical music. Can
>you direct me to any sites that would appeal only to
>African-Americans?
In short, no. Why would any site appeal _only_ to African-Americans?
I also question the concept of a "black interpretation." If you listen
to Leontyne Price, is that a "black interpretation" of Verdi arias, or
simply an inspired interpretation by a great artist who is a black
American? And would that, then, make Beverly Sills' interpretations
"white interpretations"? How would you be able to tell if you didn't
see them in the flesh? I don't think anyone would or could know, and I
therefore don't see how one can reasonably speak of a "black" or
"white" interpretation of classical music. But if you're asking about
great interpreters of classical music who are African-Americans,
that's a totally different thing, and there have indeed been many,
particularly but by no means exclusively in the field of opera.
Michael