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Rita Shane (August 15, 1936 – October 9, 2014) was an American coloratura soprano.Born in the Bronx to Julius J. Shane and Rebekah (née Milner) Shane, Rita Shane studied at Barnard College and privately with voice teachers Beverly Peck Johnson and Herbert Bliss. In 1964, she made her operatic debut as Olympia in Les contes d'Hoffmann with Chattanooga Opera. She appeared the next year with the New York City Opera, as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.
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Great Scenes From Handel's Rinaldo | Georg Friedrich Händel, Beverly Wolff, Arleen Auger, Rita Shane, Raymond Michalski, Stephen Simon, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Martin Isepp | 1973 | Album |