Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015) *90
This memorial website was created in memory of Mattiwilda Dobbs, 90, born on July 11, 1925 and passed away on December 8, 2015.
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Mattiwilda Dobbs was an African-American coloratura soprano and one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera. Possessing a small but bbuoyant voice, Dobbs was admired for her refined vocal technique and lively interpretations. Mattiwilda Dobbs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of John and Irene Dobbs, who were leaders in the African-American community of Atlanta. She began piano lessons at the age of seven, and sang in community and church choirs. She attended Spelman College where she began to study voice. She then studied with German soprano Lotte Leonard in New York City and later won a John Hay Whitney Fellowship scholarship, which enabled her to pursue her studies in Europe, notably with Pierre Bernac. After winning the International Music Competition in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1951, she made her professional operatic debut at the Holland Festival, as the Nightingale in Stravinsky's The Nightingale, in 1952.
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