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Leona Mitchell

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The Resume

    (October 13, 1949- )
    Born in Enid, Oklahoma
    Middle name is Pearl
    Operatic spinto soprano
    Made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera on December 15, 1975
    Performed in 'Porgy and Bess,' 'Carmen,' and 'Madama Butterfly'
    Won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording (1970)

Why she might be annoying:

    She has been misreported as having attended University of San Francisco.
    She was pushed as ‘the second coming of Leontyne Price.’
    She defended her brother, disgraced Miami cult leader Yahweh ben Yahweh, after he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder (1990).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She sang for eighteen seasons at the Met.
    She advocated for greater diversity in opera.
    She performed for five Presidents and Prince Charles.
    She performed separately with each of the Three Tenors (Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras).
    She was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame (1983).
    Despite her fame, she never recorded a solo album (she was quietly blacklisted by the recording industry for her outspokenness).

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair


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