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Risë Stevens (/ ˈ r iː s ə /; June 11, 1913 – March 20, 2013) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s.
Mar 21, 2013 · Risë Stevens, the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano who had a 23-year career with the Metropolitan Opera, where she practically owned the role of Carmen during the 1940s and ’50s, died on...
Mar 21, 2013 · Risë Stevens, a mezzo-soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera for nearly a quarter-century and then went on to become one of the Met's most prominent supporters and administrators, died...
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Mar 21, 2013 · Risë Stevens, the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano who had a 23-year career with the Metropolitan Opera, where she practically owned the role of Carmen during the 1940s and ’50s, died on...
Risë Stevens. Actress: Going My Way. One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, New York-born mezzo-soprano Rise (pronounced REE-za) Stevens made her debut with the company in 1939 as Octavian in Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" in a tour performance in Philadelphia.
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Jun 11, 2020 · Artist Profile: Risë Stevens, Hollywood & Opera Superstar. By Gillian Reinhard. In the 1940s and 1950s, Risë Stevens was one of the Metropolitan Opera’s brightest stars. The mezzo-soprano was born Risë Gus Steenberg on June 11, 1913, in New York City.