classicalmusic.network: Roberta Peters (May 4, 1930 – January 18, 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame ...

recent selections

28,56,Charles Makerras, cond - Brigg Fair,Charles Makerras, cond - Brigg Fair
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 3 in G maj
Herbert von Karajan - Canon and Gigue for 3 violins
Diabelli andante D Cohl - Diabelli Andante - Deborah Cohl an
Robert Farnon - A la Claire Fontaine - Canadian Impressions
J F Pailliard Chamber Orch - ALBINONI Adagio - Pailliard Alb
Antonin Kubalek - Lieder (7), transcription for piano (after Mendelssohn, Opp. 19a, 34, 47), S. 547 (LW A72): Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Walter Gieseking, piano - BEETHOVEN adagio from Pathetique S
Michael Tilson Thomas & London Symphony Orchestra - Adagio for Strings
David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra - Remo Giazotto, Adagio in G Minor

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. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998.

WIKIPEDIA NYTimes Obit / ROBERTA PETERS ON DISCS

VIDEO: The outstanding American soprano Roberta Peters (Bronx born, Roberta Peterman) in a series of clips from some of her most memorable operatic performances.