The Met's legendary Carmen passes away at her Manhattan home at the ripe old age of 99. ...
In 1939 Stevens married Walter Surovy, an Austrian screen actor who had fled the Nazi's [sic] to New York. From that point onwards Surovy became her manager, expanding her career and handling a highly successful publicity campaign. Performances in the 1940s and 1950s included London, La Scala, Paris and Glyndebourne. In 1945 Stevens' voice was famously insured for $1 million by Lloyds of London.
As a result, alongside her performances onstage, Stevens had a highly successful Hollywood career, appearing in popular films of operetta including The Chocolate Soldier (1941) with Nelson Eddy. She even managed to crossover to a certain degree, appearing in 1944 with Bing Crosby in Going My Way. She also sang frequently on radio and television and embraced the American Songbook as well as Broadway material - she was a notable Anna in The King and I.
From 1940 until 1961 Stevens was the Metropolitan's leading mezzo-soprano and notably the only mezzo to command top billing and the associated fees. ...
Risë Stevens was born on June 11, 1913. She died on March 20, 2013, aged 99.
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