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.

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Roberta Peters canonical 3
Roberta Peterman 1

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instanceOf American soprano
coloratura soprano
human
opera singer
awardReceived Israel Cultural Award
National Medal of Arts
birthName Roberta Peterman
linked to: Roberta Peters
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-05-04
dateOfDeath 2017-01-18
debutedAt Metropolitan Opera
employer Metropolitan Opera
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
fieldOfWork classical music
genre opera
hasInstrument voice
languageOfPerformance English
French
German
Italian
memberOf Metropolitan Opera company
linked to: Metropolitan Opera
MetropolitanOperaDebutRole Zerlina in Don Giovanni
linked to: Zerlina
name Roberta Peters
notableFor long career at the Metropolitan Opera
notableWork recordings of coloratura arias
occupation opera singer
performedAt La Scala
Royal Opera House
Vienna State Opera
performedOn The Ed Sullivan Show
performedRole Gilda in Rigoletto
Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor
Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute
Rosina in The Barber of Seville
linked to: Rosina

Zerlina in Don Giovanni
linked to: Zerlina
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
The Bronx
United States of America
placeOfDeath New York
Rye
United States of America
religion Judaism
residence New York City
spouse Bertram Fields
Robert Merrill
voiceType coloratura soprano
yearsActive 1950s–1980s

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Roberta Sue Ficker stageName Roberta Peters
Roberta Sue Ficker alsoKnownAs Roberta Peters
Roberta Peters name Roberta Peters
Roberta Peters birthName Roberta Peterman
linked to: Roberta Peters