Leona Mitchell [SEP] voice type
Leona Mitchell
Leona Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma) is an American operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee. She is also a Grammy Award-winning soprano who sang for 18 seasons as a leading spinto soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
In her home state of Oklahoma, Ms Mitchell has been awarded many honors. These include the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall
"Mitchell, Leona Pearl", "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture", Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Shepherd, Kenneth R., "Contemporary Black Biography: Leona Mitchell". The Gale Group, 2006.
External links.
- Metropolitan Opera Archives Database
- Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum.