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1、美国名人黑人女低音歌唱家玛丽安安德森1MarianAnderson,1897-1993:HerVoiceBecameFamousAroundtheWorldplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:07repeatByShelleyGollust2009-1-17VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,webeginthefirstoftworeportsaboutsingerMarianAnderson.(MUSIC:WideR

2、iver)VOICEONE:MarianAndersonAtallblackwomanissinginginaconcerthall.Hereyesareclosed.Sheisnotlookingatthecrowdofpeoplesittingsilentlybeforeher.Butshefeelstheirpresence.Shetriestomakethemusictouchtheirmindsandhearts.Herdeep,powerfulvoicereachesouttoallpartsoftheconcerthall.Shefinishes,andthereisalongs

3、ilence.Thenthepeopleclapandcheer.Theycalloutforanothersong.Andtheycallouthername:MarianAnderson.VOICETWO:MarianAndersonwasanAmerican.ButshefoundsuccessinEuropebeforefindingitinherowncountry.Shewasbornineighteenninety-seveninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Shegrewupsurroundedbypoverty.Yetsherememberedherfa

4、milyasahappyone.TheAndersonsweredeeplyreligiousandinvolvedintheirchurch.ItwasinchurchwhereMarianfirstbegantosinginpublic.Shewassixyearsold.Thesongsshesangwerespirituals-thereligioussongsthatAfricanAmericanssangasslaves.Thesongsareaboutsuffering,andthehopeofabetterlifeafterdeath.VOICEONE:Mariansinter

5、estinmusicgrewasshegotolder.Whenshewaseight,herfatherbroughthomeanoldpiano.Sheneverthoughtshewouldbeabletoplayit.Oneday,however,sheheardpianomusiccomingfromanopenwindow.Shelookedinsidethehouse.Thereshesawawoman,playingeversobeautifully.Herskinwasdark,likeMarians.Sheknewthenthatifanotherblackwomancou

6、ldplaythepianosocouldshe.TheAndersonsweretoopoortopaysomeonetoteachMarian.Soshewasabletoteachherselfonlyafewsimplesongs.Hervoiceremainedhermostimportantmusicalinstrument.VOICETWO:Mariansfatherdiedwhenshewastenyearsold.Shehadtogotoworktohelpsupportherfamily.ShecontinuedtosingatchurchonSunday.Soon,oth

7、erchurchesheardoftheyounggirlwiththebeautiful,deepvoice.Theyinvitedhertosingforthem.Marianaccepted.ShebegansinginginAfrican-AmericanchurchesalloverPhiladelphia.VOICEONE:Ataboutthistime,severalpeopletoldMarianthatsheshouldhaveavoiceteacher.Theytoldherthatabeautifulvoicecanbedestroyedifitisnottrained.

8、Mariansaidshealwayssangnaturally,withoutanythoughtofhowshedidit.Sherealizedthatshewouldneedsometraining.ThepeopleinMarianschurchwereveryproudofher.Theywantedtohelp,eventhoughmanyofthemwereaspoorastheAndersonfamily.Theycollectedenoughmoneytopayforafewvoicelessons.ShewenttoalocalmusicschoolinPhiladelp

9、hia.VOICETWO:Agroupofgirlswaswaitingtoentertheschool.BeforeMariancouldenter,however;ayoungwhitewomanwhoworkedintheschooltoldhertogoaway.Wedonottakeblackpeoplehere,shesaid.Marianwasshocked.Neverbeforehadanyoneinsultedherbecauseofherrace.Yearslater,sherememberedherfeelings:VOICEONE:Ijustlookedatthewom

10、an.Iwasshockedthatsuchwordscouldcomefromsomeonesoyoung.Ididnotunderstandhowapersonsurroundedbythejoyofmusiccouldnothavesomeofitssenseandbeautyinsideher.Itwasasifacoldandhorriblehandhadtouchedme.Ihadneverheardsuchbrutalwords.Myskinwasdifferent,butnotmyfeelings.VOICETWO:MarianAndersonwastohearthosehat

11、efulwordsmanytimesagainduringherlife.(MUSIC:WideRiver)VOICEONE:MarianAndersoncontinuedtosingatchurchesandspecialgatherings.Hersingingbecamemorewidelyknown.Butshestillfeltthathervoiceneededtraining.Finally,afriendpromisedtohelphermeetawell-knownvoiceteacher.TheteacherwasGiuseppeBoghetti.Onlythebestsi

12、ngersinPhiladelphiawerehisstudents.MarianwenttoseeMisterBoghetti.Shewasnervous,becauseshewantedtopleasehim.Hetoldherthathealreadyhadtoomanystudents.Hemadeitclearthathewouldlistenonlybecauseheknewherfriend.Mariansnervousnessdisappearedwhenshebegantosing.Thesongshechosewasonesheknewbest.ItwascalledDee

13、pRiver.(MUSIC:DeepRiver)VOICETWO:MisterBoghettisatquietlywhenMarianfinished.Thereweretearsinhiseyes.Finally,hesaid:Youwillstarttrainingatonce.Iwillneedjusttwoyearswithyou.Afterthat,youwillbeabletogoanywhereandsingforanybody.MarianAndersonwasveryhappy.Herfriendsagreedtohelppayforherlessons.MisterBogh

14、ettitaughtherhowtocontrolanddirecthervoice.Healsotaughtherhowtobreathecorrectly.Marianlearnedtosingclassicalmusic-thesongsofthegreatEuropeancomposers.(MUSIC:DieForelle)VOICEONE:MarianAndersongrewtoloveopera,becauseitjoinedsingingandacting.ButMisterBoghettiadvisedhernottochooseoperaasawaytomakealivin

15、g.HeknewthatblacksingersinAmericawerenotpermittedtosingwithwhiteoperagroups.Instead,hetoldhershecouldbesuccessfulbysinginginconcerttheaters.Shefollowedhisadvice.Innineteentwenty-four;AndersonsanginNewYorkCityforthefirsttime.Inthosedays,asingerhadtoberecognizedinNewYorktobesuccessfuleverywhereelse.Sh

16、esanginoneofthemostimportantconcerttheatersinthecity-TownHall.Shesangsomespiritualsandsomeclassicalmusic.Shewantedtomakesureshewouldbejudgedasasingerwhohappenedtobeblack-notasablacksinger.(MUSIC:Ch,iomaivipossa)VOICETWO:MarianAndersonstownhallconcertwasnotsuccessful.Fewpeoplecametolisten.Thenextday,newspaperssharplycriticizedher.TheysaidshesangtheEuropeanmusicwithoutfeel