Leontyne Price

''Porgy and Bess'' significantly raised Price's profile as an artist on the national and international stage and fostered opportunities to sing under prominent orchestras and conductors. In the midst of the Broadway run she was invited by the [[Metropolitan Opera]] to perform the aria "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" during a "Met Jamboree" radio broadcast on April 6, 1953. It was recorded live at Broadway's [[Walter Kerr Theatre|Ritz Theater]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leontyne Price: A Legendary Met Career|first=Peter |last=Clark |url=https://www.metopera.org/discover/archives/notes-from-the-archives/leontyne-price-a-legendary-met-career/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.metopera.org |language=en}}</ref> She and her husband performed excerpts from ''Porgy and Bess'' with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] under conductor [[Leonard Bernstein]] in August 1953.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanglewood Parade Draws Crowd of 8300|work=[[The Berkshire Eagle]]|date= August 14, 1953|page= 1}}</ref> The following year they performed excerpts from the opera with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Lewisohn Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Ross Parmenter]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Stadium Audience Defies Elements; Insists Gershwin Concert Be Performed Despite Thunder – Bill Will Be Repeated|date=July 20, 1954|page=15}}</ref> She performed that music again for annual "Gershwin night" concerts at the Lewisohn Stadium in 1955<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/07/12/archives/music-gershwin-night-mrs-guggenheimer-is-cited-during-evening.html|title=Music: Gershwin Night; Mrs. Guggenheimer Is Cited During Evening|author=J. B.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 12, 1955|page=21}}</ref> and 1956.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/07/15/archives/the-world-of-music-conductor-and-orchestra-for-thursdays-premiere.html|title=The World of Music; Conductor and Orchestra for Thursday's Premiere at Ellenville, N.Y.|author=[[Ross Parmenter]]|ref=none|date=July 15, 1956|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Warfield and Price also performed music from ''Porgy and Bess'' with the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf]] in January 1955;<ref>{{cite news|title=Pension Concert Listed|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date= January 23, 1955|page=98}}</ref> on the ''[[The Voice of Firestone]]'' television program in July 1955;<ref>{{cite news|title=News Around the Dials|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date= July 15, 1955|page= 217}}</ref> and at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] led by [[Andre Kostelanetz]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nicely Balanced Pops Classical Program|work=Valley Times|date= August 5, 1955|page= 17}}</ref> The latter performance was recorded live for national radio broadcast on [[NBC Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leontyne Price, William Warfield on NBC Sunday|work=Los Angeles Tribune|date= August 26, 1955|page= 16}}</ref>

''Porgy and Bess'' significantly raised Price's profile as an artist on the national and international stage and fostered opportunities to sing under prominent orchestras and conductors. In the midst of the Broadway run she was invited by the [[Metropolitan Opera]] to perform the aria "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" during a "Met Jamboree" radio broadcast on April 6, 1953. It was recorded live at Broadway's [[Walter Kerr Theatre|Ritz Theater]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leontyne Price: A Legendary Met Career|first=Peter |last=Clark |url=https://www.metopera.org/discover/archives/notes-from-the-archives/leontyne-price-a-legendary-met-career/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.metopera.org |language=en}}</ref> She and her husband performed excerpts from ''Porgy and Bess'' with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] under conductor [[Leonard Bernstein]] in August 1953.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanglewood Parade Draws Crowd of 8300|work=[[The Berkshire Eagle]]|date= August 14, 1953|page= 1}}</ref> The following year they performed excerpts from the opera with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Lewisohn Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Ross Parmenter]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Stadium Audience Defies Elements; Insists Gershwin Concert Be Performed Despite Thunder – Bill Will Be Repeated|date=July 20, 1954|page=15}}</ref> She performed that music again for annual "Gershwin night" concerts at the Lewisohn Stadium in 1955<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/07/12/archives/music-gershwin-night-mrs-guggenheimer-is-cited-during-evening.html|title=Music: Gershwin Night; Mrs. Guggenheimer Is Cited During Evening|author=J. B.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 12, 1955|page=21}}</ref> and 1956.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/07/15/archives/the-world-of-music-conductor-and-orchestra-for-thursdays-premiere.html|title=The World of Music; Conductor and Orchestra for Thursday's Premiere at Ellenville, N.Y.|author=[[Ross Parmenter]]|ref=none|date=July 15, 1956|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Warfield and Price also performed music from ''Porgy and Bess'' with the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf]] in January 1955;<ref>{{cite news|title=Pension Concert Listed|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date= January 23, 1955|page=98}}</ref> on the ''[[The Voice of Firestone]]'' television program in July 1955;<ref>{{cite news|title=News Around the Dials|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date= July 15, 1955|page= 217}}</ref> and at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] led by [[Andre Kostelanetz]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nicely Balanced Pops Classical Program|work=Valley Times|date= August 5, 1955|page= 17}}</ref> The latter performance was recorded live for national radio broadcast on [[NBC Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leontyne Price, William Warfield on NBC Sunday|work=Los Angeles Tribune|date= August 26, 1955|page= 16}}</ref>

By 1956, Price was refusing further offers to sing the music of ''Porgy and Bess'', and stated that she would no longer include the work in her repertoire.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leontyne Price Stars at Symphony Concert|work=[[Washington Evening Star]]|date=June 1, 1956|page=47}}</ref> However, she did perform excerpts from the work once more with her husband, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the [[Roger Wagner Chorale]] at the Hollywood Bowl in 1957 on the occasion of their 5th Wedding Anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Music in Review|work=[[Los Angeles Mirror]]|date= September 2, 1957|page= 4}}</ref> [[Samuel Goldwyn]] offered Price the part of Bess in the [[Porgy and Bess (film)|1959 film version]] of the opera, but she responded "No body, no voice."{{sfn|Berg|1989|p=482}}

By 1956, Price was refusing further offers to sing the music of ''Porgy and Bess'', and stated that she would no longer include the work in her repertoire.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leontyne Price Stars at Symphony Concert|work=[[Washington Evening Star]]|date=June 1, 1956|page=47}}</ref> However, she did perform excerpts from the work once more with her husband, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the [[Roger Wagner Chorale]] at the Hollywood Bowl in 1957 on the occasion of their 5th Wedding Anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Music in Review|work=[[Los Angeles Mirror]]|date= September 2, 1957|page= 4}}</ref> [[Samuel Goldwyn]] offered Price the part of Bess in the [[Porgy and Bess (film)|1959 film version]] of the opera, but she responded "No body, no voice."{{sfn|Berg|1989|p=482}} She did, however, ultimately record portions of the opera with Warfield in 1963 for [[RCA Victor]]; a recording which one writer stated in 1999 "set the standard of performance by which this opera is still measured.{{sfn|Gill|2000|page=100}}

====Early recitals, concert performances, and other public events====

====Early recitals, concert performances, and other public events====