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The Magic of Spirituals

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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.

DirectorDag Freyer
ProducerClaus Wischmann

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Cast · Directed by Dag Freyer

KBKathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
Self (archive footage)
JNJessye Norman
Jessye Norman
Self (archive footage)
ABAngel Blue
Angel Blue
Self - Interviewee
PGPeter Gelb
Peter Gelb
Self - Interviewee
QMQueen Esther Marrow
Queen Esther Marrow
Self - Interviewee
DP
Darryl Pinckney
Self - Interviewee
ES
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Self - Interviewee
JS
Jocelyn B. Smith
Self - Interviewee

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