Roberta Peters
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Roberta Peters was a renowned American coloratura soprano celebrated for her long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American soprano
ⓘ
coloratura soprano ⓘ human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Israel Cultural Award
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| birthName | Roberta Peterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-01-18 ⓘ |
| debutedAt | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | classical music ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Metropolitan Opera company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MetropolitanOperaDebutRole | Zerlina in Don Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Roberta Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | long career at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings of coloratura arias ⓘ |
| occupation | opera singer ⓘ |
| performedAt |
La Scala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedOn | The Ed Sullivan Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedRole |
Gilda in Rigoletto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosina in The Barber of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ Zerlina in Don Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rye NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bertram Fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | coloratura soprano ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1980s ⓘ |
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