Previous posts for February 10th are here: Leontyne Price (2020), Robert Flack; Leontyne Price (2021), and Larry Adler; Jimmy Durante (2022)
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Leontyne Price (b. 10 February 1927) is one of the greatest sopranos of her generation.
Career Move
When Bing had invited Price in 1958 to sing Aida at the Metropolitan Opera, she turned him down on the advice of Adler and others, who argued that she should wait until she had more repertoire under her belt. Adler warned against arriving in the racially stereotypical role of Aida, an Ethiopian slave. In his autobiography, Warfield quotes Adler as saying, "Leontyne is to be a great artist. When she makes her debut at the Met, she must do it as a lady, not a slave." – Wikipedia
The success of Miss Leontyne Price
Didn’t come from a roll of the dice;
She had talent to burn,
And the savvy to learn
From her mentor’s perceptive advice.
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