Program Type:
History & GenealogyAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on January 2, 2026 @ 9:00am.
Program Description
Event Details
For Adults
Mattiwilda Dobbs was a pioneering African American soprano in the world of classical music. She was the first African American woman to perform at the renowned La Scala Opera House in Milan and the first to sing a lead romantic role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Join Lindsey Baker, Black Studies Librarian at the University of Rochester, for an engaging presentation on Dobbs’s extraordinary life and career. Baker will explore how Dobbs navigated the international opera stage as a coloratura soprano and paved the way for future generations of artists.
Disclaimer(s)
The Greece Public Library is accessible to people with disabilities. To request specific accommodations, call 585-225-8951 at least 10 days prior to the event, or you may contact us via email through our website.
Staff often take pictures at library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let us know before the program begins.