Leontyne Price

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  Closing on this week's open thread with the powerful Leontyne Price. Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano. Born and raised in the Deep South, 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 … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Opera Singers