Leontyne Price

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Born
10 February 1927 (age 98)
Born In
Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
Wikipedia says: "Mary Violet Leontyne Price (b. February 10, 1927) is an opera singer (soprano). She was best known for her Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role that she is said to have "owned" for almost 30 years. Her rise to international fame was one of several breakthroughs by African Americans in the 1960s, and a high water mark for American classical singing. In an extraordinary generation of great singers that included Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson and Montserrat Caballe, Price reigned in the lirico-spinto (Italian for "pushed lyric") r… read more
Wikipedia says: "Mary Violet Leontyne Price (b. February 10, 1927) is an opera singer (soprano). She was best known for her Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role that she is said to have "owned" for almost 30 years. Her rise to international fame was one of several breakthroughs … read more
Wikipedia says: "Mary Violet Leontyne Price (b. February 10, 1927) is an opera singer (soprano). She was best known for her Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role that she is said to have "owned" for almost 30 years. Her rise to international fame was one of several breakthroughs by African Americans in the 1960s, and a high water mark for American cl… read more

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1 A Christmas Offering We Three Kings Of Orient Are
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2 Musique Classique Triste Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: When I am Laid in Earth
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3 The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Sweet little Jesus Boy
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4 The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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5 Play track Leontyne Price - Songs I Wonder as I Wander
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6 Give Me Some Music Give Me Some Music
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7 Die Hit Giganten Best of Klassik Madama Butterfly: Act II: Un bel di vedremo
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8 Christmas With Leontyne Price Ave Maria
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9 Christmas With Leontyne Price It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
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10 Leontyne Price Ritorna vincitor!
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  1. 4,614 listeners

    20 Nov 2001 · 12 tracks

    God Bless America
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  2. 4,292 listeners

    1965 · 17 tracks

    Leontyne Price - Prima Donna Vol. 1: Great Soprano Arias from Purcell to Barber
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    31 Jan 2014 · 15 tracks

    The Voice of Leontyne Price
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  4. 1,730 listeners

    11 Mar 2013 · 11 tracks

    Leontyne Price - Prima Donna Vol. 5: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to Britten
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