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Leontyne Price

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African-American soprano

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1927 · age 99
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Leontyne Price 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.

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Leontyne Price singing (photo with dedication)Leontyne Price singing (photo with dedication)Leontyne Price (seated bottom left) rehearses Millard Lampell's ballad opera The Lonesome Train at the State College of Education and Industrial Arts in 1948. Seated next to her is her professor Beatrice O'Rourke who is the director of this ensemble.[39]Leontyne Price (seated bottom left) rehearses Millard Lampell's ballad opera The Lonesome Train at the State College of Education and Industrial Arts in 1948. Seated next to her is her professor Beatrice O'Rourke who is the director of this ensemble.[39]Price in 1951Price in 1951Price in Porgy and Bess in 1953Price in Porgy and Bess in 1953Price in 1981Price in 1981Price in 1995Price in 1995From left to right, NEA Chairman Dana Gioia honors the first class of National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honorees in 2008: Price, Carlisle Floyd, Richard Gaddes.From left to right, NEA Chairman Dana Gioia honors the first class of National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honorees in 2008: Price, Carlisle Floyd, Richard Gaddes.

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Awards 11

2019International Opera Award
2003Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
1989Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1987honorary degree from Spelman College
1965Spingarn Medal
1964Presidential Medal of Freedom
National Medal of Arts
Library of Congress Living Legend
Kennedy Center Honors
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Grammy Awards

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Leontyne Price 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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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Dates
Born 1927 · age 99
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