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Leontyne Price

The daughter of the carpenter along with a midwife, African-American soprano Leontyne Price (born Mary Violet) studied piano and singing with the help of an area family that recognized her innate talents. After making her level from University of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce, OH (where she analyzed with …

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