Roberta Peters
Sign in to saveAmerican operatic soprano (1930-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Roberta Peters
- The king and I.
- A debut at the Met
- Elementary I Ching
- Elementary Tarot
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- City Hall — Nettie Anselmo1996
- Musical Comedy Tonight III1985
- Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 19831983
- Hotel1982
- Dinah! — Self1974
- Schöne Stimmen — Self1972
- Erkennen Sie die Melodie? — Self1969
- Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
- Continental Showcase — Self1966
- Die Zauberflöte — Königin der Nacht1964
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,271
- Total plays
- 4,495
Tags
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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 in opera. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998. Peters was born Roberta Peterman in The Bronx, New York City, the only child of Ruth (née Hersch), a mi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roberta
- Family name
- Peters
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- Rye
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Image
- Roberta Peters 1974.JPG
- Voice type
- coloratura soprano
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1930-05-04
- Fach vocal classification
- coloratura soprano
- date of death
- 2017-01-18
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- name in native language
- Roberta Peters
- Commons category
- Roberta Peters
- manner of death
- natural causes
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