Image / Mattiwilda Dobbs, circa 1957

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Title: Mattiwilda Dobbs, circa 1957
Alternative Title: Female classical and operatic soloists
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1957]
1957
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015) was an African-American coloratura soprano and 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 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York and the first black singer to play a lead role at the San Francisco Opera.
Studio portrait of Mattiwilda Hobbs, a coloratura soprano.
Writing on back of photo: Mattiwilda Dobbs
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b22_f16_005a.tif
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Subject: African American singers
Dobbs, Mattiwilda
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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