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What was Emergence for Leontyne Price?
In January 1955, Leontyne Price sang the title role in Puccini's Tosca, becoming the first African American in a leading role in televised opera.
How many times did Leontyne Price perform over broadcast?
Leontyne Price sang in three NBC Opera broadcasts, as Pamina in The Magic Flute, Madame Lidoine in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Leontyne Price's emergence besides her debut recital and singing in three NBC Opera broadcasts?
Karajan asked Leontyne Price's management and was given permission to direct her future European career. (She would make her European debut under his baton in 1958.)

Question: Did she get an award?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Leontyne Price get an award for her singing efforts and endeavors?