 Publicity photo of soprano Roberta Peters. Image by Sol Hurok, concert promoter., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Roberta PetersRoberta Peters Roberta Peters American opera singer Roberta Peters (May 4, 1930 – January 18, 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. Roberta Peters in 1974 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.[1] She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998.[2] Early life and career Peters was born Roberta Peterman in The Bronx, New York City, the only child of Ruth (née Hersch), a milliner, and Solomon Peterman,[3][4] a shoe salesman. Her family was Jewish.[5] Encouraged by tenor Jan Peerce, she started her… (Source: Wikipedia)
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