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LEONTYNE PRICE - PROGRAM SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: ROERT MERRIL
LEONTYNE PRICE CO-SIGNED BY: ROBERT MERRIL
Program for the Feb. 04, 1961 Metropolitan Opera performance ofIL TROVATORE, signed by Price and Merril.
Program signed\"Best WishesLeontyne/Price\"in blue ink and\"Bruno Prevedi\"in blue ink. Metropolitan Opera 1960-1961 program for the Feb. 04, 1961 subscription performance of Verdi\'sIL TROVATORE.Price had first billing as Leonora and Merril had third billing as Count di Luna.PRICE(born Mary Violet Leontine Price in Laurel, Mississippi in 1927) is an American lyric soprano who isbest known for singing the title role inAïda. Price, who attended the Juilliard School of Music, made herBroadway debut inPorgy and Bessin 1952 and three years later became thefirst Black American singer to appear in a television production of an opera(Tosca). Price made herdebut with the San Francisco Opera in 1957, the year she first sangAïda.After debuting in Venice (1958), London (1958) and at La Scala (1960), she sang her first performance withNew York\'s Metropolitan Opera,which remained her primary base until her retirement in 1985. Price, who also made a number of recordings,married concert singer William Warfieldin 1952 (the couple separated in 1959 and divorced in 1972).
BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LEONTYNE PRICE PHOTO IN 8.5/11.Please note that this is an original, authentically signed item. We do not sell copies or reprints.
