First Negro to Sing "Madame Butterfly" - Camilla Williams, protege of Geraldine Farrar, opera star, is slated to be the first Negro to sing "Madame Butterfly" in a mixed cast, in her debut with the New York Opera Co. At the New York City Center on May 15. Laszlo Halasz, director of the company, broke precedent last year when he cast Todd Duncan, Negro Baritone, in "Il Pagliacci" and "Carmen." Miss Williams, a soprano, is a native of Philadelphia. May 01, 1946. (Photo by World Wide Photos).
First Negro to Sing "Madame Butterfly" - Camilla Williams, protege of Geraldine Farrar, opera star, is slated to be the first Negro to sing "Madame Butterfly" in a mixed cast, in her debut with the New York Opera Co. At the New York City Center on May 15. Laszlo Halasz, director of the company, broke precedent last year when he cast Todd Duncan, Negro Baritone, in "Il Pagliacci" and "Carmen." Miss Williams, a soprano, is a native of Philadelphia. May 01, 1946. (Photo by World Wide Photos).