Mar 15, 2023American Opera Soprano Murdered in RomeMar. 15, 1963 - A glamorous American opera soprano clad in a scarlet nightgown was found shot dead today in her room in a fashionable...
Jan 28, 2023Leontyne Price Performs for Integrated Audience in Mississippi HometownJan. 28, 1963 - Leontyne Price (pictured) sang before an applauding integrated audience in her Mississippi hometown last night to raise...
Jun 13, 2022Former Opera Diva Performs in HospitalJune 13, 1962 - Mary Garden (pictured in 1911), once hailed as the “Queen of American Opera,” has given her first performance since the...
Mar 22, 2022Contralto Marian Anderson Meets President, Performs for Washington OfficialsMar. 22, 1962 - Marian Anderson, the contralto, exchanged mementos with President Kennedy today. Their meeting preceded a concert she...