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Mattiwilda Dobbs
Opera Music Theater International
OMTI Lifetime Achievement Award

Mattiwilda Dobbs has sung in virtually every major concert hall in the United States and abroad, with her sparkling voice thrilling audiences and astounding critics. She is considered to be one of the great coloratura sopranos of our time. With a career that has taken her to every corner of the earth and onto stages of the great opera houses of the world, including the Bolshoi Opera, the Vienna State Opera, Glyndebourne, the Paris Opera, and the Stockholm Royal Opera, she often broke color barriers. Her 1953 debut at La Scala as Elvira in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri marked the first time a black artist ever sang in that famed opera house. That same year her great success as Zorbinetta

Mattiwilda Dobbs - New Georgia Encyclopedia

The curtain parted on Rossini's frisky operatic romp, An Italian Lady in Algiers, and the crowd saw Coloratura Dobbs, cast as the dusky charmer Elvira, in stage.

Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015) - Find a Grave Memorial

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

	Dobbs was cast in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' as Gilda, the daughter of the hunchbacked jester.
	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.
	Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015), an African-American coloratura soprano, gained international stardom beginning in the 1940s.

Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90

Mattiwilda Dobbs's coloratura soprano was praised for its freshness and agility, as well as tonal beauty.

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T he Metropolitan Opera has a dazzling new coloratura soprano.

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Obituary: soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90 - Symphony

They were interpreters from around the globe like Rita Streich, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Norma Burrowes, Reri Grist, and Patrice Munsel, starting to emerge as leaders in this repertoire.

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Soprano) - Short Biography

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Soprano) Born: July 11, 1925 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA Died: December 8, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA: The African-American coloratura soprano, Mattiwilda Dobbs, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of John and Irene Dobbs, who were leaders in the African-American community of Atlanta.

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The Metropolitan Opera has a dazzling new coloratura soprano.