Leontyne Price

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Gender	Female
Age	97
Date of birth	February 10,1927
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Born	Laurel
	Mississippi
	United States
Spouse	William Warfield
Albums	Tosca
	Leontyne Price
	Leontyne Price - Songs
	Tosca: Opera in Three Acts (New Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Zubin Mehta)
	Carmen
Job	Actor
	Opera singer
Education	Wilberforce University Fcu
	The Juilliard School
	Central State University
	Juilliard School
	Wilberforce University
Books	Aïda
	%LIB Bk: Aida TOL 95 Gr 7
Movies/Shows	In Performance At The White House
	The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century
	Live from Lincoln Center
	Aida's Brothers & Sisters: Black Voices in Opera and Concert
	Voice of Firestone: The Great Sopranos
	Leontyne Price: The Art of Verdi: Aida: Act III
Awards	Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
	Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program
	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Classical Music or Dance Programming
	Presidential Medal of Freedom
	Spingarn Medal
	Kennedy Center Honors
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Parents	James Price
	Katie Price
Known for	Verdi
	Aida
Date of Reg.	2019-02-25 09:25:27
Date of Upd.	2023-08-07 07:18:03
ID	473939

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Leontyne Price Life story

Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American spinto soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first African American to be a leading performer.