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Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90 (Published 2015) Ms. Dobbs was the third African-American principal at the Metropolitan Opera. She also sang for Queen Elizabeth II and at the mayoral inauguration of her nephew Maynard Jackson of Atlanta.

#MattiwildaDobbs, soprano & principal at Met who broke opera's color barrier, dies at 90

nytimes.com/2015/12/11/art…