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.[1] She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998.[2]
- ^ Fox, Margalit (19 January 2017). "Roberta Peters, Soprano With a Dramatic Entrance, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "National Medal of Arts-1998". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2020.