Leontyne Price

Leontyne Price

Birthday: 1927-02-10

Place of Birth: Laurel, Mississippi, USA

Biography: An American soprano who has performed at some of the major opera houses throughout the world. She is perhaps best known for her performances of the title role in Verdi's Aida.

Movies

La Forza del Destino
La Forza del Destino

Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses ...

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Verdi – Messa da Requiem
Verdi – Messa da Requiem

Herbert von Karajan conducts La Scala Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Co...

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Aida
Aida

This was one of the most emotional evenings in Met history—the night Leontyne Price bid farewell to ...

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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

Backstage with Franco Zeffirelli and Rudolph Bing as multiple mechanical difficulties snag rehearsal...

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In Concert at The Met
In Concert at The Met

In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, ...

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The Opera House
The Opera House

In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan...

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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performanc...

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Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) th...

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