Leontyne Price
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Leontyne Price is an acclaimed American soprano renowned for her pioneering international opera career and as one of the first African American singers to achieve stardom at the Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leontyne Price canonical | 12 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American opera singer
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classical musician ⓘ human ⓘ operatic soprano ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-10 ⓘ |
| debutWork |
Porgy and Bess
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surface form:
Porgy and Bess (touring production, early career)
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| educatedAt |
Central State University
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surface form:
Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio
Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ San Francisco Opera ⓘ Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Price ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
concert singing
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opera performance ⓘ |
| fullName | Mary Violet Leontyne Price ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName |
Leontyne
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Mary ⓘ Violet ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | prima donna assoluta (informal critical designation) ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent generations of African American opera singers ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| movement | Civil Rights era cultural integration in the arts ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
One of the first African American singers to achieve stardom at the Metropolitan Opera
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Pioneer in the integration of American opera houses ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Made Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aida in Verdi's "Aida"
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surface form:
Aida (role of Aida)
Il trovatore ⓘ
surface form:
Il trovatore (role of Leonora)
La forza del destino ⓘ
surface form:
La forza del destino (role of Leonora)
Cio-Cio San ⓘ
surface form:
Madama Butterfly (role of Cio-Cio-San)
Bess in Porgy and Bess ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy and Bess (role of Bess)
Tosca ⓘ
surface form:
Tosca (role of Tosca)
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| numberOfGrammyAwards | multiple ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Laurel, Mississippi
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surface form:
Laurel, Mississippi, United States
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| recordLabel | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City (periods of career)
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| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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