The Magic of Spirituals

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.

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Kathleen Battle

Self (archive footage)

Jessye Norman

Self (archive footage)

Angel Blue

Self - Interviewee

Peter Gelb

Self - Interviewee

Queen Esther Marrow

Self - Interviewee

Darryl Pinckney

Self - Interviewee

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

Self - Interviewee

Jocelyn B. Smith

Self - Interviewee

Camera

Benjamin Wistorf

Camera Operator

Directing

Dag Freyer

Director

Editing

Philip Kiessling

Editor

Production

Claus Wischmann

Producer

Sound

Cornelius Rapp

Sound Mixer

Camera

Benjamin Wistorf

Camera Operator

Directing

Dag Freyer

Director

Editing

Philip Kiessling

Editor

Production

Claus Wischmann

Producer

Sound

Cornelius Rapp

Sound Mixer