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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. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet.
Risë Stevens ( Nueva York, 11 de junio de 1913 - Nueva York, 20 de marzo de 2013) fue una de las más prestigiosas mezzosopranos estadounidenses, actriz de cine y figura del quehacer cultural de ese país. Biografía. Su nombre era Rise Steenberg y creció en el Bronx.
21 de mar. de 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.
21 de mar. de 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...
Risë Stevens had the title role in Juilliard’s production of Orpheus (above). A New York Times review on January 31, 1935, called her performance “creditable and graceful” and said she “towered above the rest of the cast in singing and dramatic ability.” (Photo by Vandamm Studio)
21 de mar. de 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...
