The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.
The celebrated Sumner High School graduate, who led an illustrious, jet-setting singing career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.
The mezzo-soprano, who was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2009, performed at a state dinner in 1962. She also was the first Black performer at Germany's famed Bayreuth Festival.
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