What is Evelyn Lear?
'''Evelyn Shulman Lear''' (January 8, 1926 — July 1, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] [[opera singer]]. She sang [[soprano]]. She trained at the [[Julliard School of Music]] and in [[Berlin]].<ref>Harris M. Lentz, ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2013), p. 166</ref> She was active mainly from the late 1950s to the middle of 1992. She received a [[Grammy Award]] in 1966. She also appeared in several [[movie]]s. Lear was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. She died at age 86 in [[Sandy Spring, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Evelyn Lear Dies at Age 86|publisher=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/arts/music/evelyn-lear-versatile-soprano-dies-at-86.html?_r=0 |accessdate=December 23, 2013}}</ref> ==Reference== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Lear, Evelyn}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American opera singers]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:New York University alumni]] {{us-bio-stub}}