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<p><b>Roberta Alexander</b> (* <a href="3._M%C3%A4rz" title="3. März">3. März</a> <a href="1949" title="1949">1949</a> in <a href="Lynchburg_(Virginia)" title="Lynchburg (Virginia)">Lynchburg</a>, <a href="Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>; † <a href="14._Oktober" title="14. Oktober">14. Oktober</a> <a href="2025" title="2025">2025</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) war eine US-amerikanische <a href="Operns%C3%A4ngerin" class="mw-redirect" title="Opernsängerin">Opernsängerin</a> (<a href="Sopran" title="Sopran">Sopran</a>).
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<p>Roberta Alexander wuchs in einer Musikerfamilie auf. 1969 begann sie ihr Studium an der <a href="University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a> in <a href="Ann_Arbor" title="Ann Arbor">Ann Arbor</a> und ab 1971 bei Herman Woltman am <a href="Koninklijk_Conservatorium_Den_Haag" title="Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag">Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag</a>. Ab 1972 lebte sie in den Niederlanden.
</p><p>Sie debütierte 1980 als Pamina an der <a href="Houston_Grand_Opera" title="Houston Grand Opera">Houston Grand Opera</a>. In <a href="Europa" title="Europa">Europa</a> hatte sie ihr Debüt am 5. Juni 1982 in der <a href="Komische_Oper_Berlin" title="Komische Oper Berlin">Komischen Oper</a> in <a href="Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a> als Mimi (Inszenierung: <a href="Harry_Kupfer" title="Harry Kupfer">Harry Kupfer</a>, Musikalische Leitung: <a href="Rolf_Reuter" title="Rolf Reuter">Rolf Reuter</a>). Im selben Jahr sang sie in <a href="Z%C3%BCrich" title="Zürich">Zürich</a> die Elettra in <a href="Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Mozarts</a> Oper <i><a href="Idomeneo" title="Idomeneo">Idomeneo</a></i>. Nach der folgenden Tournee durch Europa ging sie 1983 nach <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> an die <a href="Metropolitan_Opera" title="Metropolitan Opera">Metropolitan Opera</a>. Hier sang sie in den folgenden Jahren große Rollen wie Mimi in <a href="Giacomo_Puccini" title="Giacomo Puccini">Puccinis</a> <i><a href="La_Boh%C3%A8me" title="La Bohème">La Bohème</a></i>, Fiordiligi in Mozarts <i><a href="Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte" title="Così fan tutte">Così fan tutte</a></i> und Donna Anna in <i><a href="Don_Giovanni" title="Don Giovanni">Don Giovanni</a></i>. Nach ihrer Rückkehr nach Europa ging sie zunächst ans <a href="Royal_Opera_House" title="Royal Opera House">Royal Opera House Covent Garden</a>. Danach sang sie an Opernhäusern in Berlin, <a href="Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, <a href="Wien" title="Wien">Wien</a>, Zürich und <a href="Venedig" title="Venedig">Venedig</a>. Weitere Engagements folgten an New Yorks <a href="Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a>, am <a href="Wiener_Musikverein" title="Wiener Musikverein">Wiener Musikverein</a>, <a href="London" title="London">Londons</a> <a href="Wigmore_Hall" title="Wigmore Hall">Wigmore Hall</a> und am <a href="Concertgebouw_(Amsterdam)" title="Concertgebouw (Amsterdam)">Concertgebouw</a> in Amsterdam.
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npoklassiek.nl/klassiek/podium/0f9a9548-77fc-4d67-8896-b5a43fa2454b/roberta-alexander-sopraan-van-internationaal-allure-1949-2025"><i>Sopraan Roberta Alexander overleden (1949-2025).</i></a> 15. Oktober 2025,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 15. Oktober 2025</span> (niederländisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARoberta+Alexander&rft.title=Sopraan+Roberta+Alexander+overleden+%281949-2025%29&rft.description=Sopraan+Roberta+Alexander+overleden+%281949-2025%29&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npoklassiek.nl%2Fklassiek%2Fpodium%2F0f9a9548-77fc-4d67-8896-b5a43fa2454b%2Froberta-alexander-sopraan-van-internationaal-allure-1949-2025&rft.date=2025-10-15&rft.language=nl"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm1179716/bio/"><i>Roberta Alexander - Biografie.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. November 2025</span> (deutsch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARoberta+Alexander&rft.title=Roberta+Alexander+-+Biografie&rft.description=Roberta+Alexander+-+Biografie&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Fde%2Fname%2Fnm1179716%2Fbio%2F&rft.language=de-DE"> </span></span>
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