Question

Who was the first black prima donna soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, starring from 1961 to 2007, the first black singer to earn the top fee of $2750 for each performance (second only to Birgit Nilsson who got $3000), and winner of 19 Grammy awards?

Answer 1

Mary Voilet Leontyne price i think

Answer 2

Leontyne Price

Explanation:

• The first performance of Leontyne Price was in the 1957 San Francisco Opera and her first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York (NY) City in 1961.
• Leontyne Price's first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House of NYC in 1961 was such a triumph as Leonora at Il Trovatore. It signified the start of her residency as a leading sopranos in the opera.
• At the Metropolitan Opera House, Leontyne Price' continued to shine as a prima donna , starring in major roles,  most famously being Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, until retirement from the Opera in 1985.