Jul 29, 2024 | Throwback Thursday, Tulsa Opera History
In the fall of 1982, Tulsans were privileged to hear two native Oklahomans starring in Giuseppi Verdi’s Il Trovatore at Tulsa Opera. Leona Mitchell (Enid, OK) and William Johns (Tulsa, OK) were Metropolitan Opera stars of the day. Mitchell had recently won a Grammy...
Feb 28, 2021 | Tulsa Opera History
To celebrate Black History Month, we’re taking a look at Oklahoma’s own opera legend Leona Mitchell. Grammy Award-winning and Oklahoma State Cultural Ambassador Leona Mitchell’s long and storied career has taken her to famous opera houses all over...
