A legendary American diva, Leontyne Price is celebrated for classic performances of her great roles in a new CD set from the Met. Leontyne Price, who is captured in her prime on a new CD set from the ...

LAUREL, MS (WDAM) - Leontyne Price was born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi. "Like most singers, she started out playing the piano and singing in the church choir," said George Price, her brother.

After winning a vocal competition in 1975, she starred in “Treemonisha,” which ended up on Broadway. She also sang for a senator. By Neil Genzlinger Listen to the soaring voices of Maria Callas, ...

In 2008, Leontyne Price was one of the first recipients of Opera Honors from the National Endowment for the Arts. The magnificent American soprano Leontyne Price celebrates her 90th birthday Feb. 10.

Sherrill Milnes calls it "an avalanche of sound." Jessye Norman says it's "a cloud filled with silver." Singers and critics talk about the amazing... Long live Leontyne Price! As it turns out, the ...

LAUREL, MS (WDAM) -Exhibits celebrating Laurel native Leontyne Price and Masonite, which was invented in Laurel, will be seen at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art during a busy 2019. Beginning in late ...

The following essay is part of a series in which dozens of women will reveal what women they most admire. The series is part of “Women Rule,” a unique effort this fall by POLITICO, Google and The Tory ...

The Metropolitan Opera presents Leontyne Price at the Met, a 2-CD collection that features 34 live recordings highlighting soprano Leontyne Price's great Met performances. The collection is available ...

At 58, after a career spanning some 30 years, Leontyne Price recently said ”addio” to the operatic stage. This was no sign of diminished vocal resources–Price made her grand exit the way she had ...

Soprano Leontyne Price recalls being chosen to open The Opera House with the premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra in 1966. President Eisenhower and Leonard Bernstein spoke at this ...