| LC control no. | n 94092164 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.W5426 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Williams, Camilla, 1919-2012 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | New York (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1919-10-18 |
| Death date | 2012-01-29 |
| Place of birth | Danville (Va.) |
| Place of death | Bloomington (Ind.) |
| Field of activity | Operas |
| Affiliation | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music New York City Opera |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) College teachers |
| Found in | Porgy and Bess, 1951: container (Camilla Williams, soprano, Bess) LC database, 9-23-94 (hdg.: Williams, Camilla, 1922- ) American Grove (Williams, Camilla; b. Oct. 18, 1922, Danville, VA; soprano) Telegraph WWW site, Feb. 2, 2012 (Camilla Williams; b. Camilla Ella Williams, Oct. 18, 1919, Danville, Va.; d. Jan. 29, 2012, aged 92; became the first black American woman to appear on stage in a major American opera house when she sang the title role in Madame Butterfly at the New York City Opera on May 14, 1946) wikipedia.org, 18 Feb. 2017 (Camilla Williams; b. 18 Oct. 1919 in Danville, VA; d. 29 Jan. 2012; American operatic soprano; first African American to receive a regular contract with a major American opera company (New York City Opera); in 1977 was first African American appointed as professor of voice at Indiana University, where she taught until 1997) ancestry.com, 18 Feb. 2017 (Camilla Williams; Camilla Ella Williams; b. 18 Oct. 1919 in Danville, VA; d. 29 Jan. 2012 in Bloomington, IN) |
| Associated language | eng |
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