Mary
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Mary is the given first name of the renowned American soprano Leontyne Price, one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Violet Leontyne Price | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American soprano
ⓘ
human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer |
Metropolitan Opera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | vocal performance ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| middleName | Violet ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first African American soprano to achieve international stardom at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Aida in Verdi's Aida
ⓘ
Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonora in Il trovatore NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonora in La forza del destino NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosca in Puccini's Tosca ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aida
NERFINISHED
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Don Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Il trovatore NERFINISHED ⓘ La forza del destino NERFINISHED ⓘ Madama Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert singer
ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Laurel, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Leontyne Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | lyric soprano ⓘ |
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