Mary

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Mary is the given first name of the renowned American soprano Leontyne Price, one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century.

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Mary canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American soprano
human
opera singer
soprano
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived Grammy Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-02-10
educatedAt Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio
Juilliard School
employer Metropolitan Opera
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
San Francisco Opera
Vienna State Opera
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Price
fieldOfWork vocal performance
genre classical music
opera
givenName Mary
languageOfPerformance English
French
German
Italian
middleName Violet
notableEvent first African American soprano to achieve international stardom at the Metropolitan Opera
notableFor being one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century
notableRole Aida in Verdi's Aida
Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly
linked to: Cio-Cio San

Leonora in Il trovatore
linked to: Leonora

Leonora in La forza del destino
linked to: Leonora

Tosca in Puccini's Tosca
notableWork Aida
linked to: Aida (opera)

Don Giovanni
Il trovatore
La forza del destino
Madama Butterfly
Tosca
occupation concert singer
opera singer
placeOfBirth Laurel, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Laurel, Mississippi
stageName Leontyne Price
voiceType lyric soprano

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Mary Violet Leontyne Price givenName Mary
subject linked to: Mary