Operatic soprano Leontyne Price is born in Laurel, Mississippi.
At a Glance
- Date
- 10 February 1927
- Location
- Laurel, Mississippi
- Key people
- Leontyne Price
- Category
- Music
- Source
- Metropolitan Opera records; biographical accounts · Britannica
What It Meant Then
She broke racial barriers at the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera.
What It Means Now
Price is regarded as one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.
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