Mattiwilda Dobbs, circa 1957

Item Overview

Title

Mattiwilda Dobbs, circa 1957

Alternative title

Female classical and operatic soloists

Date Created

[circa 1957]

Date

1957

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

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.

Caption

Writing on back of photo: Mattiwilda Dobbs

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Dobbs, Mattiwilda

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American singers