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Roberta Peters

1930 - 2017

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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. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberta Peters is the 1,945th most popular singer (down from 1,754th in 2019), the 10,655th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,314th in 2019) and the 529th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roberta Peters ranks 1,945 out of 4,381. Before her are Hélène Ségara, Naomi Judd, Greg Phillinganes, Charles Bradley, Freddie Aguilar, and Maurane. After her are Natasha Korolyova, Greg Graffin, Sherine, Ewan MacColl, Jihyo, and Duffy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Roberta Peters ranks 559. Before her are Jean Forestier, Kauko Hänninen, Dolores Huerta, Ian Burgess, George Fernandes, and Stanley Sadie. After her are Vladimir Ryzhkin, Aleksandar Matanović, Guillermo Díaz, Allan Williams, Bertha Brouwer, and Conn Findlay. Among people deceased in 2017, Roberta Peters ranks 534. Before her are Roger Smith, Larissa Volpert, Don Gordon, Lukas Ammann, Lars-Erik Skiöld, and Charles Bradley. After her are Michele Scarponi, Marc Baecke, Jerry Pournelle, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Spartaco Landini, and Ninian Stephen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roberta Peters ranks 10,657 out of 20,380. Before her are Billy Corgan (1967), Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dusty Anderson (1918), Stuart Davis (1892), Caleb Cushing (1800), and Florence Henderson (1934). After her are Sheila Jordan (1928), Aja Naomi King (1985), Eric Holder (1951), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Katharine Drexel (1858), and M. Scott Peck (1936).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roberta Peters ranks 529. Before her are Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Caroline Polachek (1985), Naomi Judd (1946), Greg Phillinganes (1956), and Charles Bradley (1948). After her are Greg Graffin (1964), Kate Smith (1907), Charlie Dominici (1951), Joyce DiDonato (1969), Don Dokken (1953), and Samuel Ramey (1942).

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