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Roberta Peters (May 4, 1930 – January 18, 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame and success in opera, Peters is noted for her 35-year association with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, among the longest such associations between a singer and a company ...
Jan 19, 2017 · Roberta Peters, the Bronx-born coloratura soprano who at 20 was catapulted to stardom by a phone call, a subway ride and a Metropolitan Opera debut — her first public performance anywhere — all...
Jan 19, 2017 · Robert Peters has died at the age of 86. The coloratura soprano, who wowed audiences for her brilliant technique and vocal fireworks, died of Parkinson’s disease. The soprano was widely recognized at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut earlier than expected on Nov. 17, 1950.
Jan 19, 2017 · Roberta Peters, 86, the Bronx-born coloratura soprano who at 20 was catapulted to stardom by a phone call, a subway ride and a Metropolitan Opera debut — her first public performance anywhere —...
Jan 21, 2017 · Roberta Peters, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours’ notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in...
- Emily Langer
Jan 18, 2017 · Roberta Peters as Gilda in Rigoletto at the Met (photo: The Met / Louis Melancon. One of America’s best-loved sopranos, who enjoyed a 35-year association with the Met, has died at the age of 86.
Jan 20, 2017 · Born Roberta Peterman in New York on 4th May 1930, she was the daughter of a Jewish shoe-maker and a milliner and left formal education at a young age, but began studying voice in her early teens (as well as undertaking a gruelling athletic regime which included training with the inventor of Pilates and stood her in excellent stead for the deman...
