Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American soprano. Born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was one of the first African Americans to become a leading artist at the Metropolitan Opera. One critic characterized Pric...
Central State University, Wilberforce University, Juilliard School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
William Warfield (m. 1952–1972)
Parents
Katie Price, James Price
Nicknames
Mary Violet Leontyne Price , Price, Leontyne , Mary Leontyne Price
Awards
Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 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, Deep River, A M...
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts, Deep River, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Movies
Aida's Brothers & Sisters: Black Voices in Opera and Concert, Messa Da Requiem (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century, Leontyne Price: The Art of Verdi: Aida: Act III, Voice of Firestone: The Great Sopranos
TV Shows
Live from Lincoln Center, In Performance At The White House
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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On growth: You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era-it should never leave you.
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On success: Accomplishments have no color.
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Once you get on stage, everything is right. I feel the most beautiful, complete, fulfilled. I think that's why, in the case of noncompromising career women, parts of our personal lives don't work out. One person can't give you the feeling that thousands of people give you.
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Fact
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She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1985 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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Made her Metropolitan Opera debut on January 27, 1961.
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Her 1955 NBC-TV performance as Tosca was not carried by some television stations in the then racially segregated South.
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One of the most famous and greatest American sopranos of the twentieth century, she was also the first major black singer to have a long-running star career at the Metropolitan Opera.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1984-1985
TV Series
Aida / Donna Leonora
NBC Television Opera Theatre
1955-1960
TV Series
Donna Anna
Madame Lidoine
Pamina
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Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Combien tu m'aimes?
2005
performer: "Gianni Schicchi: O Moi Babbino Caro excerpt" , "Un Ballo in Maschera: Zitti! L'Incanto Non Dessi Turbare excerpts" Composed by nm0006333 & nm0813928
Romeo + Juliet
1996
performer: "Liebestod"
Edge of Sanity
1989
performer: "Il Trovatore"
Aria
1987
performer: "Un Ballo in Maschera extracts", "La Virgine degli Angeli", "Liebestod", "Depuis le jour"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2000
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legends Ball
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams
1991
Video documentary
Herself
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards
1989
TV Special
Herself
New York, New York
1969-1985
TV Series
Herself
In Performance at the White House
1983
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
1983
TV Special
Herself
Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price
1982
TV Movie
Herself
Price/Horne Met Gala Concert
1982
TV Special
Soprano
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1981
TV Special documentary
Herself
Great Performances
1981
TV Series
Herself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
$2 Million
