Martina Arroyo, Barrier-Breaking Opera Singer, Dies at 90

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Martina Arroyo, the schoolteacher-turned-groundbreaking opera singer from Harlem, New York, has died at 90. Arroyo was one of the first Black opera singers to achieve major international success with 200 performances in 20 years. For Sunday TODAY, NBC’s Hallie Jackson remembers a life well lived.

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