Leontyne Price
(1927-)
African-American soprano
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Leontyne Price (lee-ON-teen, LEE-ən-teen born Mary Violet Leontine Price February 10, 1927) is an American singer who was the first African-American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera; becoming the first black singer to maintain a sustained relationship with the company. She regularly appeared at the world's major opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and La Scala. She was particularly renowned for her performances of the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida.
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Mary Violet Leontyne Price 10 February 1927 (age 98) Laurel, MS
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