remarried in 1955, to Bertram Fields, until his death in 2010. Their marriage produced two sons. Death Peters died of Parkinson's disease on January 18, 2017, at age 86. Discography Studio opera recordings Studio recital recordings Live Metropolitan Opera broadcasts released on CD by Sony Videography Further reading The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia, edited by David Hamilton, (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1987). References External links Roberta Peters collection, 1881–1998 (her personal papers) in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Two Interviews with Roberta Peters by Bruce Duffie, December 13, 1981 and June 17, 1993 1930 births 2017 deaths People from the Bronx American operatic sopranos 20th-century American Jews United States National Medal of Arts recipients Jewish opera singers Singers from New York City Neurological disease deaths in New York (state) Deaths from Parkinson's disease 20th-century American women opera singers Classical musicians from New York (state) 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women