Leontyne Price (born 1927) was a prima donna soprano acclaimed in most circles as one of the finest opera singers of the 20th century. Mary Leontyne Price was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 10, 1927. Educated in public schools in Laurel, she...

Today is Wednesday, March 7, the 66th day of 2007. There are 299 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was broken up in Selma, Ala., by state troopers and a sheriff's posse.On this date:In...

In a Jan. 3 story about the death of former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, The Associated Press misidentified a singer who appeared in a concert in Jerusalem to mark Israel's 30th Independence Day. The singer was Leontyne Price, not Lena Horne.JERUSALEM (AP) _ Teddy Kollek,...

Today is Saturday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2007. There are 324 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 10, 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, dealing with presidential disability and succession, went into effect as Minnesota and Nevada ratified it.On...

As a journalist who covered everything from race riots to Supreme Court nominations before turning to cultural subjects, I sometimes wonder whether writing about the glories of classical music isn’t a bit off the mark when the world is marching to the different drumbeats of...