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LEONTYNE PRICE- PRIMA DONNA ASSOULUTA

OPERA TALK: LEONTYNE PRICE- PRIMA DONNA ASSOLUTA

Leontyne Price (1927- ) is highly regarded as one of the greatest operatic sopranos of all time. Tanisha will explore her humble beginnings and her rise to stardom.

Tanisha's top Joan Sutherland Moments

The art of a prima donna:
"Leontyne Price was one of the first opera singers I listened to in the opera: Verdi's Il Trovatore. She's special to me because she was one of opera's first black international superstars. Here are my top Leontyne Price moments" -Tanisha

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In 1952, Price starred in Porgy and Bess directed by Robert Breen and starring William Warfield (her future husband).

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In 1960, Leontyne Price starred as the title role in Verdi's Aida in her La Scala debut.

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In 1961, Leontyne Price made her triumphant debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore opposite Franco Corelli

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Price received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964 from former US President, Lyndon B. Johnson

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In 1966, Price was chosen to open the new Metropolitan Opera location in Lincoln Center. She starred as Cleopatra in Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra.

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In 1989, Leontyne Price was honored with a Kennedy Center Honor along with Leonard Bernstein, James Cagney, Agnes de Mille and Lynn Fontanne

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Leontyne Price received many Grammy Awards in the Best Classical Vocal Solo Category. She even won 5 in a row! In 1989 she was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. (Pictured with Dizzy Gillespie)

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2. Talk with an aria performed by the speaker

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THIS OPERA TALK FEATURES

ANTONIO PAPPANO

JOHN CALLAWAY

JIMMY CARTER

(FORMER US PRESIDENT)

ARLENE FRANCIS

ANTONIO PAPPANO

JOHN CALLAWAY

JIMMY CARTER

(FORMER US PRESIDENT)

ARLENE FRANCIS

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TANISHA’S PICKS: DVD’S, SOUND RECORDINGS & MORE

This opera talk features Tanisha’s favorite books, DVD's and recordings featuring the magnificent Leontyne Price. Click the link to purchase some of them for your own collection.

DVD

The Art of Leontyne Price

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DVD

Bell Telephone Hour: Great Stars of Opera

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DVD

La Forza del Destino by Giuseppi Verdi

Metropolitan Opera

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Leontyne Price: Rediscovered Carnegie Hall

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