MET Opera Legend Leona sits with Milik Kashad of Black Music Archive and world-renowned soprano Karen Slack of the Black Leadership Arts Collective in an intimate interview, followed by an audience Q&A.

0:00 - Introduction by Karen Slack
1:30 - Start In The Industry
6:35 - The Importance of Singing Lyrically
10:42 - Black Women and The Met (Grace Bumbry Stories)
17:20 - Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland Stories
22:07 - Leona Loses Her Voice, Bad Training
24:20 - Leona Returns To New York
25:20 - Audience Question: Leona Gets Fired
30:25 - All The Black Women Leave The MET
31:42 - Audience Question: Opera In Microphones
33:47 - Audience Question: Balancing The Career with Children
36:10 - Audience Question: Leona's Relationship With Legendary Black Classical Singers
41:20 - Leona Cancels A Performance
44:05 - Connecting Generations of Singers
47:45 - Grace Bumbry Likes Fried Chicken
49:50 - Audience Question: Why Did Leona Choose Opera?
54:50 - Audience Question: Improvisation In Opera?
56:20 - Audience Question: Studying and Training Throughout The Career?
58:54 - Final Thoughts