[The Cleveland Press Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University]
Wednesday, February 10, 10:00 PM
In honor of Black History Month and the 94 th birthday of legendary soprano Leontyne Price, we present an archive broadcast of The Black Arts, recorded January 7, 1998. Grace’s guest that night was long-time sponsor, Cleveland architect Robert P. Madison, and her subject was the great Leontyne Price. WCLV’s thanks go to Regennia Williams, President of the RASHAD Center, Inc., the African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland History Center, and A to Z Audio Services, Inc.
Program:
Leontyne Price, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida: Ritorna vincitor
Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute: Ach, ich fühls
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni: Non mi dir
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca: Vissi d’arte
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore: D’amor sull’ali rosee
Margaret Bonds: Spiritual ‘Set down servant’
Margaret Bonds: Spiritual ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’
Florence Price Spiritual ‘My soul’s been anchored in the Lord’