Roberta Alexander

Roberta Alexander (born March 3, 1949) is an American operatic soprano. She began her career as a lyric soprano in 1975 and spent the next three decades performing principal roles with opera houses internationally. Particularly celebrated for her performances of Mozart heroines, she was a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera from 1983 to 1991. In addition to principal Mozart roles like Countess Almaviva, Elettra, Fiordiligi, and Donna Elvira, she had particular success with the parts of Mimì in Puccini's La bohème and the title role in Janáček's Jenůfa. More recently she has performed secondary character roles on stage, including performances at the Grand Théâtre de Provence in 2013, La Scala in 2014, and La Monnaie in 2015. She performed the Fifth Maid in Strauss's Elektra at the Met in 2016 and Curra in Verdi's La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2019.

Andriessen: Miroir de Peine, Orchestral Music & Concertos - 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Diepenbrock: Complete Songs - 2020-12-25T00:00:00.000000Z

To Paradise for Onions - Songs and Chamber Works of Edith Hemenway - 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Wellesz: Die Bakchantinnen, Op. 44 (Musica Rediva) - 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach - The 50 Best Classical Masterpieces - 2014-05-09T00:00:00.000000Z

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