Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano, she sang leading roles at New York's Metropolitan Opera before becoming a music educator. Raised in Tennessee, Miss Robinson attended the University of Memphis, won the Metropolitan Opera National Council audition at age 19, making her Met debut in early 1970 as a minor character in "The Magic Flute". Her first major role was the title heroine in "Lucia di Lammermoor", on tour in Detroit. She sang her first Lucia in the Metropolitan Opera house in 1971. Over the years, she sang 215 performances with the company, including the standards of the coloratura repertoire: Gilda, Rosina, Pamina in "The Magic Flute", Norina in "Don Pasquale", and Gretel. In addition to New York, she appeared in Munich, Hamburg, Geneva, Chicago, and Ottowa. As a recitalist, she performed in over 80 cities, and sang at the White House. Forced to retire from the stage by arthritis in 1987, she became director of the Metropolitan's Young Artist Development Program for the next 12 years. In 2000, Miss Robinson assumed the chair of the voice department at the University of Kentucky. She was honored by the Center for Contemporary Opera with its first Obelisk Award.
Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano, she sang leading roles at New York's Metropolitan Opera before becoming a music educator. Raised in Tennessee, Miss Robinson attended the University of Memphis, won the Metropolitan Opera National Council audition at age 19, making her Met debut in early 1970 as a minor character in "The Magic Flute". Her first major role was the title heroine in "Lucia di Lammermoor", on tour in Detroit. She sang her first Lucia in the Metropolitan Opera house in 1971. Over the years, she sang 215 performances with the company, including the standards of the coloratura repertoire: Gilda, Rosina, Pamina in "The Magic Flute", Norina in "Don Pasquale", and Gretel. In addition to New York, she appeared in Munich, Hamburg, Geneva, Chicago, and Ottowa. As a recitalist, she performed in over 80 cities, and sang at the White House. Forced to retire from the stage by arthritis in 1987, she became director of the Metropolitan's Young Artist Development Program for the next 12 years. In 2000, Miss Robinson assumed the chair of the voice department at the University of Kentucky. She was honored by the Center for Contemporary Opera with its first Obelisk Award.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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