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Gr 2–5— Weatherford continues to showcase groundbreaking African Americans often overlooked by history books and popular culture. World-famous opera singer Leontyne Price gets her due in this luscious picture book biography. Price's talent and perseverance enabled her to follow in the footsteps of singer Marian Anderson and become a celebrated soprano whose wondrous voice rang through the Metropolitan Opera House in her iconic Aida role and on Broadway as a lead in Porgy and Bess. A true marriage of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Opera singer Leontyne Price didn't just stand on the shoulders of Marian Anderson, she "blew open the door that Marian left ajar." Born in 1927 in Laurel, Mississippi, Price found her way into music through loving support from her hymn-singing mother and her tuba-playing father. In 1939, when Anderson gave her famous performance at the Lincoln Memorial, Leontyne was singing in the church choir. From there she went to college, then to Juilliard, then to Broadway; later she "becam...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Born in 1927 Mississippi, opera singer Leontyne Price sang in the church choir, went to college, then Juilliard, then Broadway; later she "b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More