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The Essay: In Their Voices: Leontyne Price

In Their Voices

Leontyne Price

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Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Leontyne Price and why it is so special.

Opera singer Peter Brathwaite invites us in to the exquisite voice of soprano Leontyne Price, in a personal exploration of what makes it - and her - so special to him.

Opera singer Peter Brathwaite shares his passion for five very different singers whose voices, artistry and lives inspire and move him, and whose stories he needs to tell. 

Soprano Leontyne Price was the first African American opera singer who attained true superstar status, becoming one of the most celebrated voices of all time. Peter relives his discovery of her peerless spinto soprano voice through a pile of old library vinyls, and digs deep into what made her voice so exquisite and her artistry so compelling.

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Opera singer Peter Brathwaite shares his passion for five very different singers.

Opera singer Peter Brathwaite shares his passion for five very different singers, whose voices, artistry and lives inspire and move him, and whose stories he needs to tell.

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