I was there the moment two legends, Bobby Short and Leontyne Price, first met each other.
Around 2002 or 2003, Opera Diva Leontyne Price was giving a number of public interviews, talking about her career and planned autobiography (which has, sadly, never come to pass). She gave one in the NY Times building auditorium and, I believe, at the Museum of Radio and TV.
At this latter interview, I arrived a few minutes late, and Leontyne Price was in front of me, being led into the auditorium. Bobby Short was just behind her. She turned around, and they introduced themselves to each other for the first time.
One of my cherished memories. |
