Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
From the time she was a child in Mississippi, Leontyne had always loved listening to the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts, but she knew there weren’t any Black opera singers. Then she heard about Marian Anderson, who became a lifelong inspiration to her. Anderson opened many doors and left them ajar for Leontyne to enter and leave wide open. After studying music at an Ohio college, Leontyne enrolled in Julliard, and from there went to Broadway before finally finding the career she had dreamed of—opera. Weatherford’s poetic text gives a strong sense of the barriers Leontyne Price faced and broke through, and Colón’s dreamlike illustrations underscore the aspirations of a gifted young singer following her heart to achieve her goals. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Raul Colon
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
20th Century
African Americans
Biography
History (Nonfiction)
Music and Musicians
Racism
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780375856068
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Price