The Resume

(February 10, 1927- )
Birth name was Mary Violet Leontine Price
Specialized in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi'
Also sang in 'Tosca,' 'Antony and Cleopatra,' 'Don Giovanni,' 'Manon Lescaut' and 'Madama Butterfly'

Why she might be annoying:

She is hefty.
She wears a lot of turbans.
She describes her voice as 'picante.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She grew up poor.
She was raised in a segregated neighborhood.
Her aunt's wealthy employers gave her the money to attend Juilliard.
Her voice was beautiful and powerful.
When she starred in an NBC presentation of 'Tosca' in 1955, many local affiliates refused to show a black woman singing opera.
Unlike many opera stars, she retired before her voice gave out.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Belters
• Black Heavyweights
• Black Women Loved by Whites
• Carnegie Hall Concerts
• Children's Book Authors
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• Ebony Magazine's 55 Most Beautiful Black People [2000]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1989)
• I Attended Juilliard
• I Portrayed an Italian Character
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• Jimmy Carter for President Supporters According to Time Magazine [November 1980]
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 1980)
• Known By a Middle Name
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Attendees [May 2005]
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Honorees [May 2005]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11768)
• Residents of Greenwhich Village [New York City]
• Spingarn Medal Winners (Ranked: 1965)
• Sploshers [Overweight Women]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 2]
• Women Who Kept Their Maiden Name After Marriage [Lucy Stoners]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 118 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 60.42% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 269 Votes: 43.49% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 142 Votes: 40.14% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 122 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 202 Votes: 43.56% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 524 Votes: 42.18% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1193 Votes: 43.34% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 534 Votes: 41.20% Annoying