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She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1985 by the... more
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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Filmography
Actress:
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) (voice) (uncredited) .... 'Liebestod' Vocalist
... aka Romeo and Juliet
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA: complete title) - "Live from the Metropolitan Opera" .... Aida (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Live from the Met (USA: informal alternative title)
... aka The Metropolitan Opera Presents (USA: new title)
- Aida (1985) TV episode .... Aida - La forza del destino (1984) (TV) .... Leonora
- "NBC Television Opera Theatre" .... Donna Anna / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1960)
- Don Giovanni (1960) TV episode .... Donna Anna
- Dialogues of the Carmelites (1957) TV episode .... Madame Lidoine
- The Magic Flute (1956) TV episode .... Pamina
- Tosca (1955) TV episode .... Floria Tosca - Tosca (1955) (TV) .... Floria Tosca
... aka NBC Opera: Tosca (USA)
Soundtrack:
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) (performer: "Liebestod")
... aka Romeo and Juliet
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA: complete title) - Aria (1987) (performer: "Un Ballo in Maschera (extracts)", "La Virgine degli Angeli", "Liebestod", "Depuis le jour")
Thanks:
- "Great Performances" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Aïda's Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera (2000) TV episode (special thanks)
Self:
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams (1991) (V) .... Herself
- Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (1983) (TV) .... Herself
- Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price (1982) (TV) .... Herself
... aka Kennedy Center Tonight: Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price (USA: alternative title) - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1981) (TV) .... Herself
- "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
- A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance (1981) TV episode .... Herself - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV) .... Herself (Honoree)
- Live from Studio 8H: A Tribute to Toscanini (1980) (TV) .... Soloist
- Leontyne Price and the Spirituals (1979) (V) .... Herself (singer)
- "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 1 May 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - Messa da Requiem von Giuseppe Verdi (1967) .... Soprano
... aka Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem (International: English title: LD title) - "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Herself - Opera Soprano (3 episodes, 1963-1967)
... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
- First Ladies of the Opera (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Opera Soprano
- Masterpieces and Music (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Opera Soprano
- Episode #5.7 (1963) TV episode .... Herself - Opera Soprano - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 18 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "Toast of the Town" .... Herself - Opera Singer / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1965)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #19.16 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Opera Singer
- Episode #14.25 (1961) TV episode .... Singer - Preview: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1958) (TV) .... Herself (soprano)
Archive Footage:
- The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century (1998) (V) .... Herself
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"Great Performances"
- Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) TV episode .... Herself/Bess in the 1952 stage production - Great Moments in Opera (1997) (TV) .... Herself
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"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #23.23 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
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In the 1950s she became the first black operatic singer to play leading roles, such as Tosca, on network television.
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