Eleanor Steber

Eleanor Steber
Steber in 1952.
Steber in 1952.
Background information
BornJuly 17, 1914
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1990(1990-10-03) (aged 76)
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
Years active1940–1990
LabelsRCA Victor, Columbia, VAI
Spouse(s)Edwin Lee Bilby
Gordon Andrews

Eleanor Steber (July 17, 1914[1] – October 3, 1990) was an American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States.

  1. ^ Note that the New Grove Dictionary of Opera lists her as being born in 1916