flat ▁at ▁B ø m lo ▁island ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁sed iment ary ▁rock - free ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁Ut si ra ▁High . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Bas ement ▁high s ▁Category : Ge ology ▁of ▁Norway ▁Category : Ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁Category : P et role um ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : Un con form ities <0x0A> </s> ▁Ros al ind ▁E lias ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁distinguished ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁E ri ka ▁in ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Bar ber ' s ▁Van essa ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁Ros al ind ▁E lias ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Low ell , ▁Massachusetts , ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁young est ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁Leb an ese - American ▁family . ▁Her ▁parents ▁imm igr ated ▁from ▁Be ir ut , ▁Leb anon ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁agent ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁E lias ▁grew ▁up ▁listening ▁to ▁Saturday ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁the ▁Met ▁while ▁doing ▁ch ores . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁initially ▁opposed ▁to ▁her ▁performing ▁but ▁she ▁ple aded ▁for ▁less ons . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁first ▁singing ▁less ons ▁in ▁Low ell ▁from ▁Miss ▁L ill ian ▁S ull ivan . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory . ▁She