Risë Stevens
Acting 6 Movies 10 TV Shows
Born
June 11, 1913
Died
March 20, 2013
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Risë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. 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. Born Risë Gus Steenberg, was of Norwegian descent. She studied at New York's Juilliard School for three years, and with Anna Eugen…
