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Risë Stevens

Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (died 2013)

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Born
June 11, 1913
Died
March 20, 2013
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1913

About Risë Stevens

Risë Stevens 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. From 1963 to 1968 she was director of the Metropolitan Opera National Company. On October 22, 1977, Stevens was awarded the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Award of Merit. One likely display of Surovy's finesse with publicity was that Stevens' voice was insured by Lloyd's of London in 1945 for $1 million. Stevens sang the starring role of Liza Elliott on the original 1963 studio cast recording of Lady in the Dark (Columbia OL-5990/OS-2390),.

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Risë Stevens timeline

  1. One likely display of Surovy's finesse with publicity was that Stevens' voice was insured by Lloyd's of London in 1945 for $1 million.
  2. Stevens sang the starring role of Liza Elliott on the original 1963 studio cast recording of Lady in the Dark (Columbia OL-5990/OS-2390),.
  3. On October 22, 1977, Stevens was awarded the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Award of Merit.

The world when Risë Stevens was born

Risë Stevens was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Risë Stevens's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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