| LC control no. | n 82099737 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Peterman, Roberta, 1930-2017 |
| Birth date | 1930-05-04 |
| Death date | 2017-01-18 |
| Place of birth | Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Rye (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Opera |
| Affiliation | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) |
| Found in | Donizetti, G. Lucia di Lammermoor, act I: Regnava nel silenzio ... New Grove dict. of opera (Peters, Roberta; b. 5-4-30, New York; American soprano) Information from 678 converted Dec. 19, 2014 (soprano) New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 23, 2017 (in obituary published Jan. 19: Roberta Peters; b. Roberta Peterman, May 4, 1930, the Bronx; d. Wednesday [Jan. 18, 2017], Rye, N.Y., aged 86; 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 in the space of five hours; appeared regularly with the Met from 1950 to 1985, one of the longest associations of any singer with a major opera company) |
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