Leontyne Price Quotes


... we performers are monsters. We are a totally different, far-out race of people. I totally and completely admit, with no qualmsat all, my egomania, my selfishness, coupled with a really magnificent voice.


Citations

Rubin, Stephen E. "Leontyne Price at 55." The New York Times, 14 Mar. 1982, p. D1.

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Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
  • Born: February 10, 1927
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician

Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American soprano. Born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer at the Metropolitan Opera.