Leontyne Price

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Listen to La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta by Leontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, see lyrics, music video & more!

La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di DorettaLeontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

Listen to Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, Act III: Give me my robe (Live) by Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, Act III: Give me my robe (Live)Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Aida: Act I: Scene I: Ritorna vincitor! by Leontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aida: Act I: Scene I: Ritorna vincitor!Leontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

Listen to Carmen, Act I: L'amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera) by Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Leontyne Price, see lyrics, music video & more!

Carmen, Act I: L'amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Leontyne Price

La Rondine, Act I: Chi Il Bel Sogno Di DorettaLeontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

Listen to Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perchè?; Un bel dì vedremo by Leontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, see lyrics, music video & more!

Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perchè?; Un bel dì vedremoLeontyne Price, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

Listen to Tosca, Act I: "Voi! Cavaradossi!" by Carlo Cava, Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Giuseppe di Stefano & Leontyne Price, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tosca, Act I: "Voi! Cavaradossi!"Carlo Cava, Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Giuseppe di Stefano & Leontyne Price

Listen to Così Fan Tutte, Act I, Scene 6: Soave sia il vento by Erich Leinsdorf, Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Ezio Flagello & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Così Fan Tutte, Act I, Scene 6: Soave sia il ventoErich Leinsdorf, Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Ezio Flagello & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Ave Maria from Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846 by Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ave Maria from Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic

Listen to Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) by Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic & Wilhelm Pitz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)Leontyne Price, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic & Wilhelm Pitz

More albums from Leontyne Price

Listen to Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 by Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan

ALBUMMozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan

Listen to Verdi: Aïda by Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir Georg Solti

ALBUMVerdi: AïdaLeontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir Georg Solti

Listen to The Voice of Leontyne Price by Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Vienna Philharmonic, Oliviero Fabritiis & Leontyne Price

ALBUMThe Voice of Leontyne PriceOrchestra of the Rome Opera House, Vienna Philharmonic, Oliviero Fabritiis & Leontyne Price

Listen to I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free by Leontyne Price, Rust College Choir & Lassaye Van Buren Holmes

ALBUMI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be FreeLeontyne Price, Rust College Choir & Lassaye Van Buren Holmes

Listen to Strauss: Four Last Songs; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Leontyne Price

ALBUMStrauss: Four Last Songs; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30Leontyne Price

Listen to Verdi: Il trovatore (Metropolitan Opera) by Fausto Cleva, Franco Corelli, Irene Dalis, Leontyne Price, Mario Sereni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Il trovatore (Metropolitan Opera)Fausto Cleva, Franco Corelli, Irene Dalis, Leontyne Price, Mario Sereni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Puccini: Tosca (Metropolitan Opera) by Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Cornell MacNeil, Kurt Herbert Adler & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPuccini: Tosca (Metropolitan Opera)Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Cornell MacNeil, Kurt Herbert Adler & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni by Herbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price, Cesare Valletti, Wien Philharmonic Orchestra & Wien State Opera Chorus

ALBUMMozart: Don GiovanniHerbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price, Cesare Valletti, Wien Philharmonic Orchestra & Wien State Opera Chorus

Listen to Albeniz: Navarra, Iberia; Falla: El Amor Brujo; Granadas: Intermezzo from Goyescas by Leontyne Price, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMAlbeniz: Navarra, Iberia; Falla: El Amor Brujo; Granadas: Intermezzo from GoyescasLeontyne Price, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Verdi Heroines: 15 Great Arias and Scenes from 8 Operas by Leontyne Price

ALBUMVerdi Heroines: 15 Great Arias and Scenes from 8 OperasLeontyne Price

Listen to Verdi: Requiem by Jussi Björling, Fritz Reiner, Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias & Vienna Philharmonic

ALBUMVerdi: RequiemJussi Björling, Fritz Reiner, Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias & Vienna Philharmonic

Listen to Verdi: Heroines by Leontyne Price, Arturo Basile, Carlo Bergonzi, Corinne Vozza, Daniel Guss, Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, Fernando Iacopucci, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Hartje Mueller, John Newton, Julia Hamari, Laura Londi, Mario Sereni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Reri Grist, Robert El Hage, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Shirley Verrett & Thomas Schippers

ALBUMVerdi: HeroinesLeontyne Price, Arturo Basile, Carlo Bergonzi, Corinne Vozza, Daniel Guss, Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, Fernando Iacopucci, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Hartje Mueller, John Newton, Julia Hamari, Laura Londi, Mario Sereni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Reri Grist, Robert El Hage, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Shirley Verrett & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Verdi: Requiem by Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Veriano Luchetti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur M. Fierro, Margaret Hillis, José Van Dam, Dame Janet Baker & Leontyne Price

ALBUMVerdi: RequiemSir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Veriano Luchetti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur M. Fierro, Margaret Hillis, José Van Dam, Dame Janet Baker & Leontyne Price

Listen to Leontyne Price Rediscovered Carnegie Hall Recital by Leontyne Price

ALBUMLeontyne Price Rediscovered Carnegie Hall RecitalLeontyne Price

Listen to Leontyne Price - Carnegie Hall Recital Debut by Leontyne Price & David Garvey

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Carnegie Hall Recital DebutLeontyne Price & David Garvey

Listen to Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines by Leontyne Price, Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Edward Downes

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Puccini HeroinesLeontyne Price, Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Edward Downes

Listen to Leontyne Price - Samuel Barber by Leontyne Price, Thomas Schippers & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Samuel BarberLeontyne Price, Thomas Schippers & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Leontyne Price: Return to Carnegie Hall by Leontyne Price

ALBUMLeontyne Price: Return to Carnegie HallLeontyne Price

Listen to Verdi: Requiem/Quattro Pezzi Sacri (2 CDs) by Leontyne Price, Wiener Singverein, Fritz Reiner, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic, Giorgio Tozzi, Los Angeles Master Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic

ALBUMVerdi: Requiem/Quattro Pezzi Sacri (2 CDs)Leontyne Price, Wiener Singverein, Fritz Reiner, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic, Giorgio Tozzi, Los Angeles Master Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic

Listen to Leontyne Price - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Leontyne Price & Leonard de Paur

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Swing Low, Sweet ChariotLeontyne Price & Leonard de Paur

Listen to Leontyne Price - Verdi & Puccini Duets by Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra & Nello Santi

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Verdi & Puccini DuetsLeontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra & Nello Santi

Listen to Leontyne Price - Verdi and Puccini Arias by Leontyne Price, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Arturo Basile

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Verdi and Puccini AriasLeontyne Price, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Oliviero de Fabritiis & Arturo Basile

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Mozart by Leontyne Price, Peter Herman Adler & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings MozartLeontyne Price, Peter Herman Adler & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Schumann by Leontyne Price & David Garvey

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings SchumannLeontyne Price & David Garvey

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Spirituals by Leontyne Price, Rust College Choir & Lassaye Van Buren Holmes

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings SpiritualsLeontyne Price, Rust College Choir & Lassaye Van Buren Holmes

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Strauss by Leontyne Price, Philharmonia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf & The Ambrosian Opera Chorus

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings StraussLeontyne Price, Philharmonia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf & The Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Listen to Bizet: Carmen (Highlights) by Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan

ALBUMBizet: Carmen (Highlights)Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan

Listen to Verdi: Aida Highlights by Plácido Domingo, Leontyne Price & London Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Aida HighlightsPlácido Domingo, Leontyne Price & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to OPERA ARIAS by American Opera Society Orchestra, Orchestre Radio Television Française, Vienna Philharmonic & Leontyne Price

ALBUMOPERA ARIASAmerican Opera Society Orchestra, Orchestre Radio Television Française, Vienna Philharmonic & Leontyne Price

Listen to Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915, Dover Beach, Hermit Songs by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eleanor Steber, Leontyne Price & Martina Arroyo

ALBUMBarber: Knoxville Summer of 1915, Dover Beach, Hermit SongsDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eleanor Steber, Leontyne Price & Martina Arroyo

Listen to Right As the Rain by Leontyne Price & André Previn

ALBUMRight As the RainLeontyne Price & André Previn

Listen to Bizet: Carmen (Highlights) by Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Franco Corelli & Leontyne Price

ALBUMBizet: Carmen (Highlights)Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Franco Corelli & Leontyne Price

Listen to Puccini Heroines by Leontyne Price

ALBUMPuccini HeroinesLeontyne Price

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Barber by Leontyne Price

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings BarberLeontyne Price

Listen to Great Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy And Bess by Leontyne Price, Maeretha Stewart, Barbara Webb, John W. Bubbles, Nathaniel S. Johnson, Skitch Henderson, William Warfield, The RCA Victor Orchestra, Alonzo Jones, Miriam Burton, RCA Victor Chorus, Leonard de Paur, Berniece Hall, Robert Henson & McHenry Boatwright

ALBUMGreat Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy And BessLeontyne Price, Maeretha Stewart, Barbara Webb, John W. Bubbles, Nathaniel S. Johnson, Skitch Henderson, William Warfield, The RCA Victor Orchestra, Alonzo Jones, Miriam Burton, RCA Victor Chorus, Leonard de Paur, Berniece Hall, Robert Henson & McHenry Boatwright

Listen to God Bless America by Leontyne Price, John McCarthy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt & The Ambrosian Singers

ALBUMGod Bless AmericaLeontyne Price, John McCarthy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt & The Ambrosian Singers

Listen to Leontyne Price Sings Verdi by Leontyne Price, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

ALBUMLeontyne Price Sings VerdiLeontyne Price, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

Listen to Leontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 5: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to Britten by Leontyne Price

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 5: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to BrittenLeontyne Price

ALBUMVerdi: La Forza del Destino (Recorded March 12, 1977) ["Live"]Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Martti Talvela, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Leontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 4: Great Soprano Arias from Mozart to Menotti by Leontyne Price, Nello Santi & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 4: Great Soprano Arias from Mozart to MenottiLeontyne Price, Nello Santi & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Leontyne Price & Plácido Domingo: Verdi & Puccini Duets by Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra, Nello Santi & Leontyne Price

ALBUMLeontyne Price & Plácido Domingo: Verdi & Puccini DuetsPlácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra, Nello Santi & Leontyne Price

Listen to Puccini: Tosca by Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, Philharmonia Orchestra & John Alldis Choir

ALBUMPuccini: ToscaLeontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, Philharmonia Orchestra & John Alldis Choir

Listen to Arias by Leontyne Price & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

ALBUMAriasLeontyne Price & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House

Listen to Leontyne Price - Five Great Operatic Scenes from La traviata, Eugene Onegin, Don Carlo, Ariadne & Fidelio by Leontyne Price, Fausto Cleva & London Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Five Great Operatic Scenes from La traviata, Eugene Onegin, Don Carlo, Ariadne & FidelioLeontyne Price, Fausto Cleva & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Leontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 3: Great Soprano Arias from Gluck to Poulenc by Leontyne Price, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Edward Downes

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 3: Great Soprano Arias from Gluck to PoulencLeontyne Price, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Edward Downes

Listen to Leontyne Price - Richard Strauss by Leontyne Price, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Richard StraussLeontyne Price, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf

Listen to Leontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 1: Great Soprano Arias from Purcell to Barber by Leontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Corinne Vozza

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 1: Great Soprano Arias from Purcell to BarberLeontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Corinne Vozza

Listen to Leontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 2: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to Puccini by Leontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Prima Donna, Vol. 2: Great Soprano Arias from Handel to PucciniLeontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Listen to Bizet: Carmen (Highlights) by Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Franco Corelli, Leontyne Price, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

ALBUMBizet: Carmen (Highlights)Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Franco Corelli, Leontyne Price, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

Listen to Puccini: Tosca by Herbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei & Fernando Corena

ALBUMPuccini: ToscaHerbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price, Vienna Philharmonic, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei & Fernando Corena

Listen to Leontyne Price - Great Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess by Leontyne Price, RCA Victor Chorus, The RCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson & Leonard de Paur

ALBUMLeontyne Price - Great Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy and BessLeontyne Price, RCA Victor Chorus, The RCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson & Leonard de Paur

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Leontyne Price, Erich Leinsdorf, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero, Virgilio Carbonari, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Robert Kerns, Arturo La Porta, Silvia Bertona, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Anna Di Stasio, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Fernanda Cadoni, Mario Rinaudo, Leo Pudis, Gianna Lollini & Nino Antonellini

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyLeontyne Price, Erich Leinsdorf, Richard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero, Virgilio Carbonari, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Robert Kerns, Arturo La Porta, Silvia Bertona, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Anna Di Stasio, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Fernanda Cadoni, Mario Rinaudo, Leo Pudis, Gianna Lollini & Nino Antonellini

Listen to Verdi: Aida by Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir Georg Solti

ALBUMVerdi: AidaLeontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir Georg Solti

Listen to Verdi: Aida by Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers & Robert Merrill

ALBUMVerdi: AidaLeontyne Price, Jon Vickers & Robert Merrill

Listen to Christmas With Leontyne Price by Herbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price & Vienna Philharmonic

ALBUMChristmas With Leontyne PriceHerbert von Karajan, Leontyne Price & Vienna Philharmonic

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni by Erich Leinsdorf, Cesare Siepi, Birgit Nilsson, Cesare Valletti, Leontyne Price, Fernando Corena, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Blankenburg, Arnold van Mill, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna Philharmonic

ALBUMMozart: Don GiovanniErich Leinsdorf, Cesare Siepi, Birgit Nilsson, Cesare Valletti, Leontyne Price, Fernando Corena, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Blankenburg, Arnold van Mill, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna Philharmonic

Listen to Leontyne Price - A Program of Song by Leontyne Price & David Garvey

ALBUMLeontyne Price - A Program of SongLeontyne Price & David Garvey

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 by Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Poleri, Giorgio Tozzi, Leontyne Price, Lorna Cooke de Varon, Maureen Forrester & New England Conservatory Chorus

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Poleri, Giorgio Tozzi, Leontyne Price, Lorna Cooke de Varon, Maureen Forrester & New England Conservatory Chorus

Listen to Alexei Haieff: String Quartet No. 1 - Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29 by Leontyne Price & Juilliard String Quartet

ALBUMAlexei Haieff: String Quartet No. 1 - Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29Leontyne Price & Juilliard String Quartet

Leontyne Price's Popular Music Videos

The Lord’s Prayer (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, April 02, 1961)

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Vissi d'arte (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 26, 1965)

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A boundary-breaking soprano with a voice that embraced drama and lyricism.

About Leontyne Price

Hometown

Laurel, Missisippi, United States of America

Born

1927

Genre

Classical

African American Soprano. Won a scholarship to Juilliard in 1949. In 1952 Ms. Price was chosen by Virgil Thomson for a Broadway revival of his Four Saints in Three Acts, and then starred as Bess in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess on a world tour. A concert career including first performances of works by Barber and Sauguet was interrupted by a television performance of Tosca. This success along with other operatic appearances set the course of her career. She achieved fame as one of the world's foremost sopranos, mainly through her roles in Verdi's operas. Her voice is a true lirico-spinto, a voice that can sound powerful and incisive at dramatic climaxes. A subtle interpreter of many of the great women's operatic roles. ~ Lynn Vought