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.

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Mary Violet Leontyne Price 0

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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
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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