Leontyne Price | Sopranos W/O Borders (Ep. 07)

This video has been published on February 10, 2022 to honor the 95th birthday of the unparalleled Leontyne Price, one of the greatest and most inspirational voices the world has ever heard.

Mary Violet Leontyne Price has garnered nearly every accolade in the classical music and opera realm. As a Black woman raised in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow segregation, she took up the mantle of those who came before her and conquered the countless obstacles she encountered due to racial bias. Consequently, Ms. Price smashed the glass ceiling in a manner that hasn't been seen since.

UPDATE: This video incorrectly asserts that George Gershwin heard Ms. Price in the opera 'Four Saints in Three Acts,' when it was in fact his brother, Ira Gershwin. Many thanks to our community for alerting us to this oversight!

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Written and narrated by Alicia Waller and Marielle Murphy.
Original artwork by Caitlin Rain.

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