Sylvia Olden Lee

Sylvia Olden Lee (29 June 1917 – 10 April 2004) was a renowned vocal coach and accompanist, and the first African-American to be employed by the Metropolitan Opera. She was a master of all aspects of European classical music as well as the Negro Spiritual.

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• This little light the sylvia olden lee
• Vocal master class with sylvia olden lee william warfield 2001
• References

Lee was born into the very musical Olden family in Meridian, Mississippi. Her father, James Clarence Olden, was a member of the Fisk Quartet, which included Roland Hayes. She studied piano and organ at Howard University and Oberlin Conservatory.

Among the highlights of her career:

Olden Lee taught at a number of universities, including the Curtis Institute of Music.

Her brother was the prominent African-American graphic designer Georg Olden.