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Mattiwilda dobbs sopranos season

          Mattiwilda Dobbs, American coloratura soprano, and Antonietta Stella, Italian dramatic soprano, have been engaged for the season of the Metropolitan.

        1. Mattiwilda Dobbs, American coloratura soprano, and Antonietta Stella, Italian dramatic soprano, have been engaged for the season of the Metropolitan.
        2. Browse and buy all classical recordings featuring Mattiwilda Dobbs (soprano).
        3. Mattiwilda Dobbs, an African American soprano who helped break the color barrier in opera, appearing in milestone performances at Milan's La Scala and the Met.
        4. She sang 29 times at the Met from her debut through , in roles including the title character of Donizetti's ''Lucia di Lammermoor,'' Olympia.
        5. Mattiwilda Dobbs was among the growing number of African-American sopranos in the During the season, Dobbs recorded Mozart's.

          6. Mattiwilda Dobbs, an African American soprano who helped break the color barrier in opera, appearing in milestone performances at Milan's La Scala and the Met....

          Mattiwilda Dobbs

          American opera singer (1925–2015)

          Mattiwilda Dobbs

          Dobbs in 1957

          BornJuly 11, 1925

          Atlanta, Georgia

          DiedDecember 8, 2015 (aged 90)

          Atlanta

          EducationMusic and Spanish degree, Spelman College, 1946
          OccupationOpera singer
          Years active1951–1974
          Known forFirst successful African-American woman at the Metropolitan Opera
          SpouseLuis Rodriguez (1954–1955) Bengt Janzon (1957–1997)
          FatherJohn Wesley Dobbs

          Mattiwilda Dobbs (July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015) was an American coloraturasoprano and was one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.

          She was the first black singer to perform at La Scala in Italy, the first black woman to receive a long-term performance contract and to sing a lead role at the Metropolitan Opera, New York and the first black singer to play a lead role at the San Francisco Opera.

          Biography

          Dobbs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, one of six daughter