Celebrate the career of a living legend, Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) with a special episode curated and co-hosted by Kenneth Overton. One of the most sought-after singers of his generation, the GRAMMY Award-winning baritone is also a galvanizing voice in the classical singing community as the host of Black Opera Live!, a weekly program featuring candid conversations with Black opera stars of today.
On Leontyne Price with Kenneth Overton
Leontyne Price as Leonora in Verdi's 'Il trovatore' (Photo: Met Opera Archives)
Playlist
All selections feature soprano Leontyne Price.
Giacomo Puccini: Entrance of Butterfly from Madama Butterfly
RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
RCA Red Seal 6160-2-RC
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Or sai chi l’onore” from Don Giovanni
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor
Leontyne Price: The Prima Donna Collection
BMG Classics 09026-61236-2
Giuseppe Verdi: “D’amor sull’ali rosee” from Il trovatore
Rome Opera Orchestra
Arturo Basile, conductor
Leontyne Price: Verdi & Puccini Arias (The Blue Album)
BMG Classics Living Stereo 82876 613952
Puccini: “Orsù, Tosca, parlate” from Tosca
Franco Corelli, tenor
Cornell Macneill, baritone
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Kurt Adler, conductor
Met Matinées: Tosca
Sony 88697804682
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
VII. Libera me: “Requiem aeternam”
Singverein der Gesellscaft der Musikfreunde, Wien
Vienna Philharmonic
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Verdi: Requiem
Decca 444833-2
Verdi: “La Vergine degli angeli” from La forza del destino
RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
Verdi: La forza del destino
Sony G010003563730H
George Frideric Handel: “Care selve” from Atalanta
David Garvey, piano
Leontyne Price Rediscovered: Carnegie Hall Recital Debut
RCA Victor 09026-63908-2
Francis Poulenc: “Je nommerais ton front” from Miroirs brûlants
David Garvey, piano
A Program of Song
BMG Classics 09026-61499-2
Billy Taylor: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Rust College Choir
Lassaye Van Buren Holmes, conductor
Leontyne Price Sings Spirituals
RCA 88691928242
Richard Strauss “Zweite Brautnacht” from Die ägyptische Helena
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Franci, conductor
Leontyne Price in Concert
Gala GL 328
Samuel Barber: “Saint Ita’s Vision” from Hermit Songs
Samuel Barber, piano
Leontyne Price Sings Barber
BMG Classics 09026-61983-2
Barber: “Do not utter a word” from Vanessa
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor
Leontyne Price: The Prima Donna Collection
BMG Classics 09026-61236-2
