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Rita Shane

American operatic soprano (1936-2014)
Person Human Q7336600

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
August 15, 1936
Date of death
October 9, 2014
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
opera singer, music educator
Employer
Eastman School of Music[8]
Educated at
Barnard College[9]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[13]
Family name
Shane[14]
Given name
Rita[15]
Instrument
voice[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Student
Mary Dunleavy[10]
Voice type
soprano[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rita Shane ar ريتا شاين fa ریتا شین
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000114396884
VIAF cluster ID
24269546
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2002055264
GND ID
133662691
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002275196
BMLO ID
s2797
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13839838n
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133662691
Dezède person ID
13695
Discogs artist ID
5173455
Europeana entity
agent/base/8653
Find a Grave memorial ID
137081559
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Freebase ID
/m/02ph6py
Grove Music Online ID
O009241
MusicBrainz artist ID
160db9c3-597e-440b-856c-91e9514d8e06
NSK (VIAF) ID
000261889
NSK ID
981005775610909366
Operissimo artist ID
ffcyoieagxaaaaabkott
Prabook ID
1913402
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdM98Cd8WBkVqjk6kb68C

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Occupation 2
opera singer, music educator
Cause of death 1
pancreatic cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Barnard College
Employer 1
Eastman School of Music
Given name 1
Rita
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
The Bronx
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Voice type 1
soprano
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Summary

Rita Shane was born on August 15, 1936[1], in The Bronx[2]. She died on October 9, 2014[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as an opera singer[5] and music educator[6].

FAQs

Where was Rita Shane born?

Rita Shane was born in The Bronx[2].

Where did Rita Shane die?

Rita Shane died in New York City[4].

What did Rita Shane do for work?

Rita Shane worked as an opera singer[5] and music educator[6].

Where did Rita Shane go to school?

Rita Shane was educated at Barnard College[9].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → opera singer, music educator
    "Changed claim: Occupation: opera singer, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → New York City
    Cause of death → pancreatic cancer
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Rita
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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