Eleanor Steber

Eleanor Steber
Steber in 1952.
Background information
BornJuly 17, 1914
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1990(1990-10-03) (aged 76)
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)
Years active1940–1990
LabelsRCA Victor, Columbia, VAI
Spouse(s)Edwin Lee Bilby
Gordon Andrews

Eleanor Steber (July 17, 1914  October 3, 1990) was an American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States.