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Dorothy Maynor
1910-1996 US
Classical and World
A.k.a. Dorothy Leigh Mainor
American soprano, born 3 September 1910 in Norfolk, Virginia and died 19 February 1996 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Norfolk’s Dorothy Maynor was the first black artist to perform in Washington’s Constitution Hall, and sang at the presidential inaugurations of Harry S Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. She was one of the highest paid and highest praised opera singers in the world. Her recordings were best sellers and she frequently performed on radio programs. She graduated from Hampton Institute and even toured Europe with them. In 1975, she became the first African-American to serve on the board of the famed Metropolitan Opera.
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Go Tell it on the Mountain on Christmas From A Golden Age by Various Artists, Mogens Woldike, Rosario Bourdon, Lorenzo Molajoli, Milton Katims, Armand Bernard & Henry Geehl 5 Songs of Sun and Shade: No. 4, Thou Art Risen, My Beloved (Live) on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 2: O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (Live) on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor Epitaph for a Poet (Live) on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor She Rested by the Broken Brook (Live) on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor Lead Me to the Water (Arr. W. Lawrence) [Live] on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor I'm Goin' to Tell God All My Troubles (Arr. R. N. Dett) [Live] on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor My Day (Arr. for Soprano & Piano) [Live] on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor Ride On, Jesus (Arr. R. N. Dett) [Live] on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád Sándor Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (Arr. R. N. Dett) [Live] on Beethoven, Strauss, Bizet & Others: Songs by Dorothy Maynor & Arpád SándorTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Of Dorothy Maynor | Dorothy Maynor | 1969 | Album |
| Home, Sweet Home / The Last Rose Of Summer | Dorothy Maynor | 1947 | Album |
| Negro Spirituals | Dorothy Maynor With Dorothy Maynor Unaccompanied Male Choir | 1942 | Album |
| Louise, Act III / L'Enfant Prodigue | Dorothy Maynor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 1941 | Album |
| Oh, Sleep! Why Dost Thou Leave Me / The Magic Flute - Pamina's Aria | Dorothy Maynor | 1940 | Album |
| Critic's Choice (Special Saturday Review Edition) | Richard Crooks, Maria Ivogün, Dorothy Maynor, Sigrid Onegin, Tito Schipa, Elisabeth Schumann, Kerstin Thorborg, Lawrence Tibbett, Leonard Warren | Album | |
| Schubert: Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen | Dorothy Maynor With George Schick, David Oppenheim | Single | |
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen / In Dat Great Gittin' Up Morning | Dorothy Maynor | Album | |
| Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen | Franz Schubert : Dorothy Maynor | Album | |
| Ave Maria ("Jungfrau Mild") | Dorothy Maynor With Árpád Sándor | Album |
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