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Leontyne Price as Leonore in a Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi's La forza del destino, 1977.
James Heffernan, Metropolitan Opera Archives

CD set of Leontyne Price's live performances at the Met Opera is a treasure

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Leontyne Price, now 93, was the first African American soprano to have a major career at the Metropolitan Opera. Critics and fans agreed that she had one of the most beautiful singing voices they'd ever heard.

Listen to the review of Leontyne Price at the Met from Fresh Air using the audio player above.

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