Leontyne Price discography
discography of American soprano
The discography of Leontyne Price, an American soprano, consists of studio albums; complete opera recordings; recordings of symphonic and choral works such as oratorios and masses; and live concert, recital, and opera recordings. Her recordings have won a total of thirteen Grammy Awards, and she has been nominated for a Grammy Award twenty-five times. In addition to her competitive Grammy wins, Price was the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989.
Price's professional recording career began in 1955 when she recorded Samuel Barber's song cycle Hermit Songs for Columbia Records. Price is closely associated with Barber and his music, and several recordings of her singing his compositions have been made; many of them written specifically for her. On the opera stage and on record she is closely associated with the operas of Verdi, Puccini, and Mozart. Her final studio opera recording was released in 1979, and her final live opera recording was made in 1985 when she made her farewell performance as Aida on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera (Met). Her last recording was of the song "America the Beautiful" which was released by RCA in 1992 on the album A Salute to American Music. Price is also highly regarded for the Primma Donna collection; a series of five albums of opera arias released between 1966 and 1980 that encompass a wide range of songs which she sang for this collection but mostly did not perform on the opera stage.
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First recording and association with Samuel Barber
Leontyne Price is considered the first African-American soprano to receive international acclaim.
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