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Price, Leontyne [Mary Violet Leontyne]

Sanger, soprano, vocals


born: 10 Feb 1927 Laurel, Mississippi / state, USA Source: 1  

active: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  

Berlin Philharmonic: debut as soloist/conductor: 18 Sep 1960  

debut with Paris Opera: 1968 Paris, France  

ano del debut en el teatro Colon: 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina  

The Music Sack has 304 items with information about Leontyne [Mary Violet Leontyne] Price
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 1998

Index

The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.

Number of People : 43,747


 1998

Indice Onomastico

p. 510-520 In:
Inchausteguie, Aristides
Vida musical en Santo Domingo (1940-1965)
Santo Domingo, D.N.: 1998, 529 p.

Number of People : 1,493


 1995

Radiches, James-Daniel
Chapin, Schuyler
Sopranos, mezzos, tenors, bassos, and other friends
By Schuyler Chapin.
Photographs and captions by James-Daniel Radiches
New York: Crown Publishers, 1995, 266 p.

Number of People : 26


 1995

Smith, Eric Ledell
Blacks in opera.
An encyclopedia of people and companies, 1873-1993
By Eric Ledell Smith
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995, 236 p.

Number of People : 142


 1994

Addenda und Corrigenda zu den Banden 1 und 2

p. 1125-1474 In:
Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Grosses Sangerlexikon. Erganzungsband II
Bern: Francke, 1994

Number of People : 2,140


 1992

Lablanc, Michael
Contemporary musicians volume 6
Edited by Michael LaBlanc
Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1992, 286 p.

Number of People : 72


 1991

Blair, Donald S.
Great opera singers of the twentieth century 1927-1990
Lewiston, Queenston, Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 1991

Number of People : 50


 1991

Cummings, David M.
McIntire, Dennis K.
International who's who in music and musician's directory
(in the classical and light classical fields)
Twelfth edition 1990/91
Consultant editors David M. Cummings; Dennis K. McIntire
Cambridge, England: International Who's Who in Music, 1991

Number of People : 8,178


 1991

Addenda und Corrigenda zum Hauptwerk

p. 1133-1954 In:
Kutsch, Karl J.
Riemens, Leo
Grosses Sangerlexikon. Erganzungsband [I]
Bern: Francke, 1991, 2002 columns

Number of People : 4,103


 1991

Matheopoulos, Helena
Diva : great sopranos and mezzos discuss their art
London: Victor Gollancz, 1991, 333 p.

Number of People : 26


 1990

Story, Rosalyn M.
And so I sing : African-American divas of opera and concert
New York: Warner Books, 1990

Number of People : 37


 1990

Mapp, Edward C.
Directory of Blacks in the Performing Arts.
2nd ed.
Metuchen NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1990. xvii, 594 p.
       bib

Number of People : 35


 1989

Paris, Alain
Dictionnaire des interpretes : et de l'interpretation musicale au XX siecle.
Paris: Robert Laffont, 1989

Number of People : 2,306


 1989

Performer Index : Conductors

p. 547-557 In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews 1984-1987 : based on material ... 1984 AND 1987
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1989, 639 p.

Number of People : 20,297


 1989

Godefroid, Philippe
Divines & divas
Paris: Editions Plumi, 1989

Number of People : 77


 1989

Performer Index : Vocalists

p. 503-540 In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews 1984-1987 : based on material ... 1984 AND 1987
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1989, 639 p.

Number of People : 2,094


 1987

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Grosses Sangerlexikon
Bern: Francke, 1987, 3452 columns in two volumes p.

Number of People : 6,910


 1987

Floyd, Samuel A. Jr.
Black music biography : an annotated bibliography
White Plains, New York: Kraus International Publications, 1987

Number of People : 87


 1986

Sadie, Stanley
Hitchcock, H. Wiley
The new Grove dictionary of American music
edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie
New York, N.Y. : Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4 v.

Number of People : 3,993


 1986

Kesting, Jurgen
Die grossen sanger
Dusseldorf: Claassen, 1986, 3 VOLS p.

Number of People : 261


 1985

Performer Index : Vocalists

p. 748-770 In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews 1978-1983 : based on material ...
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1985, 873 p.

Number of People : 3,542


 1984

Mordden, Ethan
Demented : the World of the Opera Diva
New York: Franklin Watts, 1984. 310 p.
       24 illus., 27-item bibliography, index.

Number of People : 27


 1983

Leading Female Singers, 1671-1982

p. 345-348 In:
Pitou, Spire
The Paris opera.
An encyclopedia of operas, ballets, composers, and performers; genesis and glory, 1671-1715
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983

Number of People : 266


 1983

Press, Jaques Cattell
Who's who in American music : classical
First edition
Edited by Jaques Cattell Press
New York: R. R. Bowker, 1983

Number of People : 6,738


 1983

Paoletti, Pier Maria
Quella sera alla scala
Milan: Rusconi, 1983

Number of People : 27


 1983

Indice de Cantantes

p. 481-488 In:
Valenti Ferro, Enzo
Las voces : teatro Colon 1908-1982
Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglainone, 1983

Number of People : 692


 1983

Barrow, W.
Five Fabulous Females.
Negro Digest, vol. 12, July 1983. p. 78-83

Number of People : 1


 1982

Blyth, Alan (editor)
Opera on Record.
New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1982. 663 p.
       39 illus.
       1st edition London: Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., 1979
       Note: Select index of artists, opera discographies of 22 composers compiled by Malcolm Walker.

Number of People : 87


 1982

Jacobson, Robert M.
Steiner, Christian (photographs by)
Scott, Michael
Opera people.
Introduction by Michael Scott
New York: The Vendome Press, 1982. 112 p.

Number of People : 29


 1982

[Orchestra Members]

The above item is part of :
Muck, Peter
Einhundert Jahre Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester. Darstellung in Dokumentation im Auftrag des Berliner Orchesters. Dritter Band
Die Mitglieder des Orchesters, die Programme, die Konzertreisen ...
Verfassst von Peter Muck
Tutzing: Verlegt bei Hans Schneider, 1982, 509 p.

Number of People : 5,035


 1982

Steiner, Christian
Jacobson, Robert M.
Scott, Michael
Opera people
Introduction by Michael Scott
Photographs Christian Steiner
Text by Robert M. Jacobson
New York: Vendome Press, 1982, 112 p.

Number of People : 37


 1982

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Unvergangliche Stimmen Sangerlexikon
Karl J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens
Bern: Francke, 1982, 782 p.

Number of People : 3,755


 1981

Southern, Eileen
Biographical dictionary of Afro-American and African musicians
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1981, 478 p.

Number of People : 1,184


 1980 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Performer Index : Vocalist

p. 367- In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Vol. 5: indexes
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1980, 664 p.

Number of People : 6,282


 1980

Index

The above item is part of :
Perry, Jeb H.
Variety obits. An index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 311 p.

Number of People : 101,729


 1979

Nanquette, Claude
Anthologie des interpretes
Paris: Editions Stock, 1979.745, [4] p.

Number of People : 72


 1979

[Leontyne Price]
Opera News, Mar 3, 1979, p. 18
       Note: discusses Ariadne

Number of People : 1


 1979

Ouzer, Louis
Crociata, Francis
Contemporary musicians in photographs taken at the Eastman School of Music
By Louis Ouzer
With text by Francis Crociata
New York: Dover Publications, c1979, 118 p.

Number of People : 130


 1979

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1978

Jellinek, George
Leontyne Price : Prima Donna : Volume 4 : RCA Recording.
Stereo Review, vol. 41, November 1978. p. 142-143

Number of People : 1


 1978

Harris, D.
San Francisco.
Music and Musicians, vol. 26, February 1978. p. 44-45

Number of People : 1


 1978

Leontyne Price Receives San Francisco Opera Medal.
Opera, vol. 29, January 1978. p. 21

Number of People : 1


 1978

Bloomfield, Arthur
San Francisco.
Opera, vol. 29, January 1978. p. 47-48

Number of People : 1


 1978

Ewen, David
Musicians since 1900 : performers in concert and opera
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1978, 974 p.

Number of People : 432


 1977

Buchau, S. von
San Francisco.
Opera News, vol. 42, December 17, 1977. p. 34

Number of People : 1


 1977

Names, dates and places
Opera News, vol. 42, August 1977. p. 12-13

Number of People : 1


 1977

Schang, F.C.
Visiting cards of prima donnas
New York: Vantage Press, 1977

Number of People : 38


 1977

America : To Leontyne Price, Opportunities Are Growing.
U.S. News and World Report, vol. 82, March 28, 1977. p. 56

Number of People : 1


 1977

20 Year Medal : Leontyne Price Hailed by San Francisco Opera.
Variety, vol. 288, November 2, 1977. p. 86

Number of People : 1


 1977

Turner, Patricia
Afro-American Singers
An Index and Preliminary Discography of Long-Playing Recordings of Opera, Choral Music, and Song
Minneapolis: Challenge -Productions, Inc., 1977. xvi, 255 p.
       113-item bibliography
       Note: Bibliography, dates, biographical and career notes.

Number of People : 29


 1977

Furie, Kenneth
In the Opera House : How Much Does Neatness Count?
High Fidelity/Musical America, vol. 27, August 1977. p. 71-74

Number of People : 1


 1977

Limmert, Erich
Levine als Verdi-Dirigent : "Die Macht des Schicksals" mit Price und Domingo.
Opernwelt, vol. 18, no. 12, 1977. p. 58

Number of People : 1


 1977

Lipton, G.
Pawns of Fate.
Opera News, vol. 41, March 12, 1977. p. 27

Number of People : 1


 1977

Sterritt, D.
Two Great Sopranos Tackle their Roles : Leontyne Price's Passion as Leonora; Sifis' Liberated Louise.
Christian Science Monitor, vol. 69, March 24, 1977. p. 31

Number of People : 1


 1977

Arthur, D.
Something to Savor.
American Record Guide, vol. 40, June 1977, p. 47-48
       Note: Review of the recording "La Forza del Desti"

Number of People : 1


 1977

Leslie, M.
Salzburg : Karajan's "Trovatore"
Opera, vol. 28, June 1977. p. 558

Number of People : 1


 1976

Wortham, J.
Shoot the Piano Player and the Cellist, the Oboist and the Drummer : Blacks in the World of Orchestras.
Black Enterprise, vol. 7, December 1976. p. 31-32

Number of People : 1


 1976

Concert Reviews.
Variety, vol. 283, May 26, 1976. p. 68

Number of People : 1


 1976

Leontyne Price Benefit.
Crisis, vol. 83, June-July 1976. p. 208

Number of People : 1


 1976

Schaumkell, C.D.
Met-Stars von Vorgestern, Gestern und Haute-Wiederveroffentlichungen und Neuerscheinungen.
Opernwelt, no. 10, October 1976. p. 53-55

Number of People : 1


 1976

Munchen
Oper und Konzert, vol. 14, no. 1, 1976. p. 29-30

Number of People : 1


 1976

Movshon, G.
The Metropolitan Opera : "Aida"
High Fidelity/Musical America, vol. 26, May 1976. p. MA20-21

Number of People : 1


 1976

Rubin, Stephen E.
Price on Price.
Opera News, vol. 40, March 6, 1976. p. 16-20

Number of People : 1


 1976

Jefferson, Alan
The Glory of opera
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.192 p.
       illustr.
       Note: Part VII "Great Singers of the Twentieth Century"

Number of People : 29


 1976

4-Star New Met 'Aida' : McCracken Takes Tumble, Steps on Price's Train.
Variety, vol. 282, February 11, 1976. p. 84

Number of People : 1


 1976

Wadsworth, S.
Victors and Vanquished.
Opera News, vol. 40, March 6, 1976. p. 29

Number of People : 1


 1976

Hemming, Roy
Leontyne Price.
Stereo Review, vol. 36, January 1976. p. 62-64

Number of People : 1


 1976

[Leontyne Price]
Opera News, Mar 6, 1976, p. 16

Number of People : 1


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1975

Ebert, A.
Leontyne : the Price of Being.
Essence, vol. 5, February 1975. p. 64-67

Number of People : 1


 1975

Jacobson, Robert
New York.
Opera News, vol. 39, April 19, 1975. p. 44

Number of People : 1


 1975

Lawrence, R.
The Metropolitan Opera : "Manon Lescaut"
High Fidelity/Musical America, vol. 25, June 1975. p. MA16-17

Number of People : 1


 1975

Kolodin, Irving
The Operatic Career and How It Prospers
(or Doesn't)
Saturday Review, vol. 2, April 5, 1975. p. 37-38

Number of People : 1


 1975

Jellinek, George
Two Complementary Readings of Richard Strauss' "Four Last Songs"
Stereo Review, vol. 34, March 1975. p. 70-71

Number of People : 1


 1974

Buchau, S. von
San Francisco.
Opera News, vol. 39, November 1974. p. 51-52

Number of People : 1


 1974

Names, dates and places
Opera News, vol. 38, June 1974. p. 8-9

Number of People : 1


 1974

Jacobson, Robert
Reverberations. (interviews with the world's leading musicians)
New York: William Morrow, 1974

Number of People : 34


 1974

Jellinek, George
The Essential "Tosca"
Stereo Review, vol. 32, February 1974. p. 82-83

Number of People : 1


 1974

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1974

Lawrence, R.
The Metropolitan Opera.
High Fidelity/Musical America, vol. 24, July 1974. p. MA32-34

Number of People : 1


 1974

Bloomfield, Arthur
San Francisco : "Salome" and "Parsifal"
Opera, vol. 25, November 1974. p. 993-994

Number of People : 1


 1974

Claghorn, Charles Eugene
Biographical dictionary of American music
West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Pub. Co., 1974, 491 p.

Number of People : 3,156


 1974

Daniels, R.D.
Loved and Lost.
Opera News, vol. 38, April 13, 1974. p. 19

Number of People : 1


 1973

Covent Garden : Garden Revivals.
Musical Events, vol. 28, July 1973. p. 23-24

Number of People : 1


 1973

Movshon, G.
New York.
Opera, vol. 24, May 1973. p. 443-445

Number of People : 1


 1973

A Gala and Then Some.
Opera News, vol. 37, April 7, 1973. p. 6-7

Number of People : 1


 1973

Lyon, Hugh Lee
Leontyne Price : Highlights of a Prima Donna
New York: Vantage Press, 1973

Number of People : 1


 1973

London
Oper und Konzert, vol. 11, no. 6, 1973. p. 32-33

Number of People : 1


 1973

Names, dates and places
Opera News, vol. 38, July 1973. p. 8-9

Number of People : 1


 1973

Petrobelli, Pierluigi
Music in London.
Musical Trades, vol. 114, May 1973. p. 508

Number of People : 1


 1973

Loppert, Max
"Aida" : Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
Opera, vol. 24, May 1973. p. 468-469

Number of People : 1


 1973

Sargeant, Winthrop
Divas
New York: Coward, McCann & Georghegan, 1973

Number of People : 6


 1973

Barker, Frank Granville
Aida
Music and Musicians, vol. 21, May 1973. p. 66

Number of People : 1


 1972

Blacks Win 17 Grammy Awards, but Miles Davis, Motown Exec. Walk Out.
Jet, vol. 42, March 3, 1972. p. 58

Number of People : 1


 1972

Bloomfield, Arthur
San Francisco.
Opera, vol. 23, February 1972. p. 131

Number of People : 1


 1972

Kolodin, Irving
Leontyne Price : I Love Opera, but ...
Saturday Review, vol. 55, September 9, 1972. p. 31-34

Number of People : 1


 1972

[Recital, New York]
High Fidelity/Musical America, vol. 22, June 1972. p. MA23

Number of People : 1


 1972

Botsford, W.
A Pair of Aidasin a Trio of Recordings : Price (Twice) and Milanov.
American Record Guide, vol. 35, July 1972. p. 548-551

Number of People : 1


 1972

Wells, W.H.
USA
Music and Musicians, vol. 20, June 1972. p. 73

Number of People : 1


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