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January 27, 1961

Leontyne Price Debuts at the Met

Soprano Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, becoming one of the first African American prima donnas.

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February 10, 1927

Leontyne Price Born

Leontyne Price, legendary soprano and pioneer for Black opera singers, was born in Laurel, Mississippi.

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