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Risë Stevens
mezzo-soprano
Born June 11, 1913 in New York City, New York, United States (1913–2013)·d. March 20, 2013 (aged 100)
Opera
Risë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet. From 1963 to 1968 she was director of the Metropolitan Opera National Company.
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- Voice
- mezzo-soprano
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1913 · New York City, New York, United States
Training & Education
Juilliard School
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