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Leontyne Price
Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American spinto soprano who was the first African-American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera. She regularly appeared at the world's major opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and La Scala; at La Scala, she was also the first African American to sing a leading role. She was particularly renowned for her performances of the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Price attended Central State University and then the Juilliard School, where she had her operatic debut as Mistress Ford in Verdi's Falstaff. Having heard the performance, Virgil Thomson engaged her in Four Saints in Three Acts, prior to embarking on her debut tour; she also starred in a successful revival of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Numerous concert performances followed, including a recital at the Library of Congress with composer Samuel Barber at the piano. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime
Leontyne Price & Gala Orchestra
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Verdi: Ernani - Shippers (Restored 2024) (feat. Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma)
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Verdi: Il Trovatore (Live at Teatro Colón, 1969) [Restauración 2024]
2024
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Beethoven: Symphony NO. 9, OP. 125, ’Choral’ (Live)
2022
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Verdi · Il trovatore
2022
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
2020
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The Beautiful Voice Of
2016
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Arias
2016
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Great Verdi Voices
2016
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Récital Verdi & Puccini (Mono Version)
2015
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Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
2015
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