[DOC] [TLE] Leontyne Price - Wikipedia [PAR] Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano. 
Born and raised .... Price was therefore the first African American to sing with the 
Met, if not at the Met. That distinction went to ... On January 27, 1961, she and 
Corelli made a triumphant double-debut in Il Trovatore. The final ovation lasted at 
least... [DOC] [TLE] Today in African American history: Opera soprano Leontyne Price ... [PAR] Feb 11, 2015 ... In April 1952, Price made her Broadway debut as St. Cecilia in the ... at the New 
York's Metropolitan Opera in 1961 as Leonora in Il Trovatore,... [DOC] [TLE] Leontyne Price - Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Aug 10, 2016 ... African-American soprano Leontyne Price rose to stardom and gained ... 
Renowned for her early stage and television work, Price made her opera ... in 
1957, and her debut at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House in 1961. ... 
Price is known for her roles in Il Trovatore, Antony and Cleopatra and Aida. [DOC] [TLE] Leontyne Price Biography - life, parents, school, young, old ... [PAR] Leontyne Price was a prima donna soprano (the lead female singer in an opera) 
... Price was the first African American singer to gain international stardom in 
opera, ... she made her debut in New York's famous Metropolitan Opera as 
Leonora in Il ... Leonora in Il Trovatore, Amelia in The Masked Ball, and 
especially as Aida. [DOC] [TLE] Defining Diva - Opera News [PAR] Oct 14, 2014 ... As Leonora in Il Trovatore, the role of her 1961 Met debut ... Soprano Leontyne 
Price famously said that perhaps the greatest ... She smiled, and so did Horne, 
but Horne made you want to curl up at her feet, while Price made you sit up .... the 
Met on tour, AfricanAmerican ticketholders were asked to give up... [DOC] [TLE] Leontyne Price (Soprano) - Short Biography - Bach Cantatas [PAR] Nov 4, 2012 ... The reamakably endowed black American soprano, Leontyne Price, was born 
Mary ... Less than two months later, Price made her debut in Dallas, in a role that 
would ... when she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera as Leonora in Verdi's Il 
Trovatore. ... From 1961 to 1969, she sang in 118 performances. [DOC] [TLE] Welcome to Encyclopdia Britannica's Guide to Black History [PAR] American lyric soprano, the first African American singer to achieve an ... she was 
one of the most popular lyric sopranos in the country and had also made 
successful ... Despite this great success, her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 
New York City ... 1961, when she appeared there in the role of Leonora in Il 
Trovatore. [DOC] [TLE] From the Vaults: George Jellinek Pays Tribute to Leontyne Price ... [PAR] Feb 8, 2011 ... It's a special 'Vaults of the Vaults' production for us, and it captures one of the 
great sopranos at her best: introspective, ... In 1961, Ms. Price made her 
Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore. ... She is 
the first African American to sing multiple leading roles, and the first to earn... [DOC] [TLE] An exceptional opera singer, Leontyne Price | African American ... [PAR] Her singing debut took place in April 1952, in a Broadway revival of Virgil 
Thomson's ... was one of the most popular lyric sopranos in the country and had 
also made triumphant ... her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York was 
deferred until 1961, when she appeared there in the difficult role of Leonora in Il 
Trovatore. [DOC] [TLE] Leontyne Price, New York Met Opera Star [PAR] Sep 11, 2015 ... Biography of Leontyne Price, first black star of the NY Metropolitan ... sopranos of 
recent history, known as the first black American-born ... House in New York in 
January, 1961, was as Leonora in Il Trovatore. ... Quickly becoming a leading 
soprano there, Leontyne Price made the Met her primary base until... [DOC] [TLE] Pegasus Opera Company: Hall of Fame [PAR] For over 160

Question: In 1961 this African-American soprano made her debut at the Met as Leonora in "Il trovatore"
Answer: (Leontyne) Price