Leontyne Price Tacea la notte placida Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore , 1963 ᴴᴰ

Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born, February10th, 1927, Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American , soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. Since 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first African American to be a leading performer. She regularly appeared at the world s major, opera houses, the Royal Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and La Scala, the last of which she was also the first African American to sing a leading role at. She was particularly renowned for her performances of the title role in Verdi s Aida. ,95thBirthday, Jubilee, LeontynePrice, ClassicalMusic Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore Tacea la notte placida Leonora Leontyne Price Bell Telephone Hour performances 1963