Risë Stevens (/ˈriːsə/; June 11, 1913 – March 20, 2013) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan...
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of "Carmen" sung by Risë Stevens "Going My Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke) sung by Bing Crosby, and again by Risë Stevens and the Robert Mitchell...
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Stallion III Ethel Merman as Mombi, the Wicked Witch Don Messick as Toto Risë Stevens as Glinda the Good Witch Margaret Hamilton as Aunt Em Paul Ford as Uncle...
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two recently married opera singers, played by Metropolitan Opera star Risë Stevens (in her film debut) and Nelson Eddy, who perform excerpts from the operetta...
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(conductor) Artur Rodziński (conductor) Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) Risë Stevens (vocalist) Leopold Stokowski (conductor) Bruno Walter (conductor) New...
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in London Rise Records, a record label Risë Stevens (1913-2013), American opera singer and actress Kwon Ri-se, a South Korean singer Rise (American TV...
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Bess (1950 album), a recording of selections from the opera featuring Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill Porgy and Bess (1951 album), the first complete recording...
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Walter Molnar). He was the manager and husband of mezzo-soprano singer Risë Stevens. The couple wed in 1939 and remained together until Surovy's death in...
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Theodore Bikel, 1964 The King and I (Lincoln Center cast album), with Risë Stevens and Darren McGavin, 1965 The King and I (1977 Broadway cast album), with...
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English version of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, starring Risë Stevens and Nadine Conner (1947). This performance was one of the first Metropolitan...
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presented the musical in mid-1964 at the New York State Theater, starring Risë Stevens and Darren McGavin, with Michael Kermoyan as the Kralahome. Lun Tha,...
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Risë is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Risë Stevens (1913–2013), American operatic mezzo-soprano Risë Wilson, American community...
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film version of Oscar Straus's operetta The Chocolate Soldier, starring Risë Stevens and Nelson Eddy. The stage production had used the plot of George Bernard...
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both Ravenal and the black stevedore Joe, Ms. Munsel as Magnolia, and Risë Stevens as Julie La Verne. These recordings were more complete than previous...
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title role, Erna Berger, and Nan Merriman, Bizet's Carmen in 1951 with Risë Stevens in the title role, Licia Albanese, and Robert Merrill, and also Donizetti's...
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American Film Institute (AFI). Roger L. Stevens, the founding chairman of the Kennedy Center, asked George Stevens Jr. (no relation), the founding director...
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mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens and Michael Manuel, a long time stage manager and director at the Met, as directors of the company in 1963. Stevens, who retired...
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Russell, Martha Scott, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, Barbara Stanwyck, Risë Stevens, and Loretta Young. Actor Conrad Nagel was the show's presenter. In 1949–50...
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Moffo, Lily Pons, Yvonne Printemps, Elisabeth Söderström, Gérard Souzay, Risë Stevens, and Jennie Tourel among others. For many years he served as a member...
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of the Metropolitan Opera. Mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens was one of the co-directors of the MONC, and Stevens mentored her during the two seasons that she...
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opera Porgy and Bess, sung by the noted opera stars Robert Merrill and Risë Stevens. The album featured no black singers at all, even though the opera was...
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sets was the complete 1951 recording of the opera Carmen, featuring Risë Stevens and Jan Peerce, conducted by Fritz Reiner, which consisted of sixteen...
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standards. The Chocolate Soldier (1941), with Metropolitan Opera star Risë Stevens, was a stylish musical adaptation of Ferenc Molnár's The Guardsman. Eddy...
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actress Ray Stevens (born 1939), American country music singer and songwriter Risë Stevens (1913–2013), American mezzo-soprano Rogers Stevens (born 1970)...
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time making appearances. Performers who appeared on the show included Risë Stevens, the Vienna Boys' Choir, Victor Borge, Jane Froman, Mel Tormé, Charles...
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10-episode The Larry Storch Show with guest stars including Janet Blair, Risë Stevens, Dick Haymes, and Cab Calloway. An impressionist, Storch recreated hundreds...
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participated in another celebrated RCA Victor recording, Bizet's Carmen with Risë Stevens and Jan Peerce, conducted by Fritz Reiner. In 1952 Merrill, Björling...
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went on to feature opera stars such as Plácido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Risë Stevens, and Mary Dunleavy. After Pandolfi left the company, Connecticut Opera...
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recordings include excerpts from Bizet's Carmen, for Columbia in 1946, with Risë Stevens conducted by Georges Sébastian; and an album of arias by Verdi for Capitol...
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Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 1970) 1913 – Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (d. 2013) 1914 – Jan Hendrik van den Berg...
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