What is Leona Mitchell's full name?
Leona Mitchell
Leona Mitchell nickname(s):
Leona Mitchell
Leona Mitchell date of birth:
October 13, 1949
How old is Leona Mitchell?
76
Where was Leona Mitchell born?
Enid, Oklahoma
Leona Mitchell body shape:
Average
What color are Leona Mitchell's eyes?
Amber
What color is Leona Mitchell's hair?
Black
Leona Mitchell distinctive features:
Spinto Soprano
Is Leona Mitchell gay or straight?
Straight
What is Leona Mitchell's ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is Leona Mitchell nationality?
American
What is Leona Mitchell's occupation?
Operatic Singer
Short Biography
Leona Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma), is an African-American and Chickasaw operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee. She is also a Grammy Award-winning soprano who sang for 18 seasons as a leading spinto soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.In her home state of Oklahoma, Miss Mitchell has been awarded many honors. These include the Oklahoma Hall of Fame], the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Her home town of Enid has a street named after her called Leona Mitchell Boulevard, as well as a Museum named in her honor called "The Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum".The Honorable Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma made her Oklahoma's State Cultural Ambassador. In late 2014, Miss Mitchell was inducted into the Oklahoma African-American Hall of Fame.