opera houses in such roles as Turandot, Aida, Micaela, Manon, Leonora, Amalia Delilah, Mimi, and Musetta, as well as Pamina, Madama Butterfly, Lauretta, and Madame Lidoine. She performed for five U.S. Presidents: Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush, along with many dignitaries which include Prince Charles, Princess Anne, The Honourable Sandra Day O'Connor, and Bishop Desmond Tutu. On July 5, 1986, she performed in the New York Philharmonic tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, which was televised live from Central Park on ABC Television. She sang both the aria "Un bel dì vedremo" from Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and the American spiritual "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands". She appeared in a production with each one of the Three Tenors: Ernani with Luciano Pavarotti, Turandot with Plácido Domingo, and Carmen with José Carreras. She appeared on such televised broadcasts as The Merv Griffin Show, The Dick Cavett Show, and The Jerry Lewis Telethon. Videography The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala, Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4538, 2009 References Notes Sources Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Indian Museum website home page; information. Retrieved November 7, 2022. Shepherd, Kenneth R., Contemporary Black Biography: Leona Mitchell. The Gale Group, 2006. External links Metropolitan Opera Archives Database Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum. 1949 births Living people 20th-century African-American women singers 20th-century American women opera singers African-American women opera singers American operatic sopranos Baptists from Oklahoma Chickasaw people Enid High School alumni Juilliard School alumni Musicians from Enid, Oklahoma Oklahoma City University alumni Singers from Oklahoma Classical musicians from Oklahoma 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans 20th-century Native American women 21st-century Native American women