Mattiwilda Dobbs

Mattiwilda Dobbs (July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015) was an American coloratura soprano 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.

A Song Recital - 2025-08-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Arias from The Golden Cockerel, Manon, La sonnambula & Lakmé - Arias and Duets from Rigoletto - 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel, Igor Markevitch (Live) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio - 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Don Giovanni - 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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