Roberta Alexander

Roberta Alexander (March 3, 1949 – October 14, 2025) was 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, based in the Netherlands. She was celebrated for her performances of Mozart characters like Elettra, Fiordiligi, and Countess Almaviva, performed first at the Opernhaus Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. She was a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera from 1983 to 1991, particularly successful with roles such as Mimì in Puccini's La bohème and the title role in Janáček's Jenůfa. She later performed secondary character roles and taught voice.

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

Alphons Diepenbrock: Songs 1 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Alphons Diepenbrock - Songs 2 - 1996-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Goldschmidt: Der Gewaltige Hahnrei - 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach, J.S.: Johannes-Passion - 1988-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Highlights) - 1985-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Copland: Songs - 1990-10-09T00:00:00.000000Z

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