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Leontyne Price
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Leontyne Price, born Mary Violet Leontyne Price in Laurel, Mississippi, in 1927, is an American opera singer and soprano. She began her work period in 1952 and has performed in the genres of opera and popular music. Her professional career has included work in New York City, and she has recorded for the RCA Victor label. Price is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and speaks English.
She was educated at Juilliard School and Central State University. Price was married to William Warfield. Her accolades include the Spingarn Medal, the National Medal of Arts, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her work is recognized in collections for the Kennedy Center Honors and the American Academy Arts Sciences.
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Laurel, Mississippi, USA
An American soprano who has performed at some of the major opera houses throughout the world. She is perhaps best known for her performances of the title role in Verdi's Aida.
Known for
- The Opera House — Self - Interviewee2017
- In Concert at The Met — Soprano2010
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni — Donna Elvira1995
- Aida — Aida1985
- La Forza del Destino — Donna Leonora1984
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala — Self1983
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- The Pearl Bailey Show — Self1971
- Great Performances — Self1971
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
Discography
- Alexei Haieff: String Quartet No. 1 - Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 291955
- Christmas Recitals1961
- Christmas With Leontyne Price1961
- In Concert at the Met: The Complete Concert of March 28, 19821983
- Verdi Heroines1986
- A Program of Song1993
- The Essential Leontyne Price - Highlights1996
- The Ultimate Collection1999
- Leontyne Price Rediscovered2002
- Five Great Operatic Scenes from La Traviata / Eugene Onegin / Don Carlo / Ariadne / Fidelio2012
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- Listeners
- 24,275
- Total plays
- 159,089
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Wikipedia says: "Mary Violet Leontyne Price (b. February 10, 1927) is an opera singer (soprano). She was best known for her Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role that she is said to have "owned" for almost 30 years. Her rise to international fame was one of several breakthroughs by African Americans in the 1960s, and a high water mark for American classical singing. In an extraordinary generation of great singers that included Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Leonty
Key facts
- Born
- Mary Violet Leontine Price , ( 1927-02-10 ) February 10, 1927 (age 99) , Laurel, Mississippi , U.S.
- Education
- Central State University ( BA ), Juilliard School
- Occupations
- Opera and concert soprano
- Years active
- 1947–1997
- Organizations
- Metropolitan Opera
- Known for
- Operas of Verdi , particularly Aida
- Spouse
- William Warfield
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom Spingarn Medal National Medal of Arts Kennedy Center Honors Academy of Achievement
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Price
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laurel
- Spouse
- William Warfield
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Central State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Image
- Leontyne Price (b&w) by Jack Mitchell.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Voice type
- soprano
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- date of birth
- 1927-02-10
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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- Leontyne Price
- birth name
- Mary Violet Leontyne Price
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- name in native language
- Leontyne Price
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Encyclopedic overview
Leontyne Price (/ˈliːəntiːn, liˈɒntiːn/ LEE-ən-teen, lee-ON-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.
Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Price studied music at the College of Education and Industrial Arts in Wilberforce, Ohio which at the beginning of her education was a department inside Wilberforce University. By the time she graduated in June 1948 with a degree in music education, the department had split from Wilberforce and become its own separate institution, the State College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce (now known as Central State University). She pursued further studies at the Juilliard School from 1948 until 1952, where she was trained as a soprano by Florence Kimball. Price developed a close relationship with Kimball and continued to study with her until Kimball's death in 1977.
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