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LEONTYNE PRICE- PRIMA DONNA ASSOULUTA
OPERA TALK: LEONTYNE PRICE- PRIMA DONNA ASSOLUTA
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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.
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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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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
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
Bell Telephone Hour: Great Stars of Opera
DVD
La Forza del Destino by Giuseppi Verdi
Metropolitan Opera
CD
Leontyne Price: Rediscovered Carnegie Hall
CD
Leontyne Price: The Ultimate Collection
CD
Leontyne Price: Prima Donna Assoluta
BOOK
Leontyne Price: Highlights of a Prima Donna
by Hugh Lee Lyon
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