Occupation – Opera Singer
Emma Harris (1871-1940)
Emma Harris was a multi-talented African American cultural influencer in Europe, the Russian Empire (later the Soviet Union) as well...
Eartha M. M. White (1876-1974)
Eartha Mary Magdalene White, a prominent African American resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was widely known for her humanitarian and philanthropic...
Shirley Verrett (1931-2010)
Shirley Verrett was a distinguished mezzo-soprano and soprano opera singer. Born in New Orleans on May 31, 1931, one of...
Abbie Mitchell (1884-1960)
Abbie Mitchell was an African American teacher, actress, and soprano born on the Lower East Side of New York City. ...
Emma Azalia Hackley (1867-1922)
Emma Azalia Smith Hackley was an African American singer and Denver political activist born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1867. Her...
Mary Violet Leontyne Price (1927- )
Born to James and Kate Price on February 10, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi, Leontyne Price became one of the world’s...
Sissieretta Jones (1869-1933)
Sissieretta Jones was a world-famous soprano who in June 1892 became the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall...
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Marian Anderson, renowned contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, was born on February 27,...
