thesmithian: Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House on this day in 1961. Here’s a piece, “A Voice Like A Banner Flying,” from Time magazine, March 1961.

thesmithian:

Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House on this day in 1961. Here’s a piece, “A Voice Like A Banner Flying,” from Time magazine, March 1961.

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    she is my fav
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    I wrote an article for Africana Heritage, the Schomburg Center’s Newsletter, about African Americans and opera. Ms....
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    I saw her sing when I was 13. I was barely old enough to really appreciate opera, but she was fantastic.
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