Gloria Davy, First African American Woman To Sing Aida At The Met, Dies At 81

Legendary Opera Singer Dies At 81
American operatic soprano Gloria Davy, circa 1965. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American operatic soprano Gloria Davy, circa 1965. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gloria Davy, a Brooklyn-born soprano who was the first African-American to sing Aida with the Metropolitan Opera, died on Nov. 28 in Geneva. She was 81.

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