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Evelyn Lear

1926 - 2012

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Evelyn Shulman Lear (January 8, 1926 – July 1, 2012) was an American operatic soprano. Between 1959 and 1992, she appeared in more than forty operatic roles, appeared with every major opera company in the United States and won a Grammy Award in 1966. She was well known for her musical versatility, having sung all three main female roles in Der Rosenkavalier. Lear was also known for her work on 20th century pieces by Robert Ward, Alban Berg, Marvin David Levy, Rudolf Kelterborn and Giselher Klebe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Evelyn Lear is the 1,314th most popular singer (up from 1,478th in 2024), the 7,156th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,640th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Evelyn Lear ranks 1,314 out of 4,381. Before her are Simone de Oliveira, Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, Spagna, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Taeyang, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. After her are Tefta Tashko-Koço, Feist, Ute Lemper, Daniela Dessì, Hoagy Carmichael, and Chris Farlowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Evelyn Lear ranks 341. Before her are Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Johnny Walker, Heino Kruus, Enrico Maria Salerno, Luigi De Magistris, and Clifford Husbands. After her are Revaz Chkheidze, Dilhan Eryurt, Ladislav Pavlovič, Rossella Falk, Richard Jaeckel, and K. D. Jadhav. Among people deceased in 2012, Evelyn Lear ranks 284. Before her are François Migault, Patricia Medina, Heino Kruus, Fyodor Khitruk, William Grut, and Helga Vlahović. After her are Davy Jones, Bernard Lovell, Dilhan Eryurt, Juan Pereda, Murray Rose, and Victor Mees.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evelyn Lear ranks 7,157 out of 20,380. Before her are Kay Francis (1905), Hugo Benioff (1899), Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), and Sherm Clark (1899). After her are Ally Sheedy (1962), Leonard Rosenman (1924), John Rutledge (1739), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Moe Howard (1897), and John Berry (1917).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Evelyn Lear ranks 363. Before her are Boz Scaggs (1944), Nate Dogg (1969), Skeeter Davis (1931), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), and Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935). After her are Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Roy Eldridge (1911), Beverly Sills (1929), Shirley Horn (1934), Reba McEntire (1955), and Terence Trent D'Arby (1962).

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