Black Fact= 1961( Jan. 27) – Leontyne Price, world-renowned opera singer, made her formal debut at the Metropolitan Opera House on this date in 1961. Price played “Lenora” in Verdi’s Il Trovatore.
Leontyne Price was born on February 10, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi. Renowned for her early stage and television work, Price made her opera stage debut at the San Francisco Opera in 1957, and her debut at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House in 1961. One of the first African-American singers to earn international acclaim in the field, Price became known for her roles in Il Trovatore, Antony and Cleopatra and Aida, before retiring from the opera in 1985. #theraydiotwins
