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Carol Neblett in her Metropolitan Opera debut, as Senta in Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman,” in 1979. The New York Times critic Harold C. Schonberg called her “the surprise of the evening,” adding, “Never has she unleashed so powerful and commanding a voice.”
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Carol Neblett
Died on November 23, 2017 at age 71
A soprano, Ms. Neblett sang numerous roles at New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as one particularly attention-getting one in New Orleans that included full nudity.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.