Kevin Doherty, Capital Public Radio Courtesy of Er-Gene Kahng. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 1933 composer Florence Price became the first African American woman to have her composition premiered by a major American orchestra, the Chicago Symphony. Highly respected during her career, Price’s name and music became increasingly obscure over time. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That began to change […]
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Leontyne Price, Legendary Diva, Is a Movie Star at 90 | The New York Times
COLUMBIA, Md. — The soprano Leontyne Price, who retired from singing 20 years ago, assumed that the triumphs of her illustrious career were behind her. Not so. At 90, Ms. Price has become an unlikely movie star.
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New $5 bill will feature legendary opera singer Marian Anderson [Reported Earlier]
In the upcoming years, you may be able to look in your wallet and see Philadelphia’s own Marian Anderson on the back of a $5 bill.
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