Roberta Peters, 86, the Bronx-born 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 — in the ...

Roberta Peters, the Bronx-born 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 ...

Roberta Peters, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours’ notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in ...

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Bertram Fields and Roberta Peters Photo From: Photo Flash: Remembering Roberta Peters As BroadwayWorld sadly reported last week, Roberta Peters, one of the most prominent American singers to achieve ...

IT’S PURE Hollywood: Only hours before the curtain is to rise, the leading lady falls sick. The show must go on, but how? Suddenly, the phone rings. An eager, blue-eyed ingenue who has never before ...

Soprano Roberta Peters, renowned for her unequaled tenure with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, has become something of a regular performer at Florida Southern College as well. Every dozen ...

Soprano Roberta Peters, 23, was just sitting down in the hairdresser’s shop one morning last week when the phone rang. It was a message from the Metropolitan Opera, warning that she might have to ...

Roberta Peters, who debuted at the Metropolitan Opera at age 20 on five hours’ notice and became a reigning soprano of her era, delighting audiences for decades with performances on stage, in ...

NEW YORK — Roberta Peters, the 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 ...