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Jules Bledsoe
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Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe was an American baritone, a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the first major Black opera singer in the United States, and one of the first Black artists to gain re
Debut Recital Program, Aeolian Hall, New York City, April 20, 1924.
Debut Recital Program, Aeolian Hall, New York City, April 20, 1924.
Recital Flyer, Maison Gaveau, Paris, 25 June 1931. Personal Direction, A. S. [sic] Huygens.
Recital Flyer, Maison Gaveau, Paris, 25 June 1931. Personal Direction, A. S. [sic] Huygens.
Jules Bledsoe as Amonasro in Verdi's Aida. Paris, 1937.
Jules Bledsoe as Amonasro in Verdi's Aida. Paris, 1937.
Opera The Emperor Jones, 1934. Poster by Willy Sluiter
Opera The Emperor Jones, 1934. Poster by Willy Sluiter
Show Boat
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Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of th
Jules Bledsoe
…course of his career he traveled throughout the United States and Europe performing, acting, and writing. In 1927, when he was hired for the musical Show Boat, he announced that he changed his first name from "Julius" to "Jules." In New York City, early in his career, Bledsoe lived on Sugar Hill in Harlem…
Original sheet music for "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
Original sheet music for "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
Cover of the novel
Cover of the novel
Nell Brinkley's "Impressions of Ziegfeld's Show Boat"
Nell Brinkley's "Impressions of Ziegfeld's Show Boat"
Scene from the original Broadway production
Scene from the original Broadway production