ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Carol Brice

voc, 1918-1985 US
Musician of Classical

Carol Brice (April 16, 1918 - February 15, 1985) was an American contralto. Born in Sedalia, North Carolina, she studied at Palmer Memorial Institute and later at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Music in 1939. She continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music from 1939 to 1943. She attracted considerable attention for her role in a 1939 production of The Hot Mikado at the New York World's Fair, where she worked with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Brice made her recital debut in 1943, that year becoming the first African-American to win the Walter Naumburg Award. Her concerts often featured the piano accompaniment of her brother, Jonathan Brice.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • Folk
  • World

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
El Amor Brujo (Love By Witchcraft)Manuel De Falla : Fritz Reiner Conducting The The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra With Carol Brice1996Album
Sacred Arias Of Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach : Carol Brice1993Album
Sing Me A LullabyThomas Carey, Carol Brice, Robert McCanne, Susan Walker, Randalee Maddox1982Album
Finian's Rainbow (Original 1960 Broadway Cast)Jeannie Carson, Howard Morris / Biff McGuire, Carol Brice / Sorrell Booke And Bobby Howes1960Album
Finian's Rainbow (The Original Cast Of The 1960 Broadway Production)Jeannie Carson, Howard Morris / Biff McGuire, Carol Brice / Sorrell Booke And Bobby Howes1960Album
ReginaMarc Blitzstein, Brenda Lewis, Elisabeth Carron, Carol Brice, Joshua Hecht, New York City Opera Orchestra, New York City Opera Chorus, Samuel Krachmalnick1958Album
Songs Of A Wayfarer ‧ Sacred AriasGustav Mahler ‧ Johann Sebastian Bach - Carol Brice Contraalto, With Fritz Reiner Conducting The The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra1949Album
On Ma JourneyCarol Brice1948Album
Songs Of A Wayfarer (Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen)Gustav Mahler, Fritz Reiner, Carol Brice, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra1946Album
O Ye Balmy Bows / Addio Alla MadreCarol Brice / Jussi Björling1946Album
External Links
Wikipedia Logo Wikipedia  Discogs Logo Discogs
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Carol%20Brice
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo