Ruth Kobart (April , â€" December , ) was an American performer,
whose six-decade career encompassed opera, Broadway musical theatre,
regional theatre, films, and television.Born as Ruth Maxine Kahn in
Des Moines, Iowa, Kobart studied opera at the American Conservatory of
Music in Chicago and made her professional debut as the Witch in an
off-Broadway production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und
Gretel.She frequently toured with the NBC Opera Theatre (NBCOT) and
the New York City Opera (NYCO). With the NBCOT she notably created the
role of Agata in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's Maria
Golovin at the Expo ' in Brussels on August , ; later the same year
she portrayed the role on Broadway. For the NBC, she also created the
role of Arina in the premiere of Bohuslav Martinů's The Marriage. She
played Madame Pace in the world premiere of Hugo Weisgall's Six
Characters in Search of an Author at the NYCO in . Regarding her role
as Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the Geary Theater, she wrote: "I had
a big voice and a big body ... I came out on stage and shouted my head
off, and believe it or not, I found my way."In , Kobart made her
Broadway debut in the chorus of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream.
She understudied leading lady Helen Traubel and played her role forty
two times during the show's run. Additional Broadway credits included
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Flea in Her Ear, and Three
Sisters. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for Forum.
whose six-decade career encompassed opera, Broadway musical theatre,
regional theatre, films, and television.Born as Ruth Maxine Kahn in
Des Moines, Iowa, Kobart studied opera at the American Conservatory of
Music in Chicago and made her professional debut as the Witch in an
off-Broadway production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und
Gretel.She frequently toured with the NBC Opera Theatre (NBCOT) and
the New York City Opera (NYCO). With the NBCOT she notably created the
role of Agata in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's Maria
Golovin at the Expo ' in Brussels on August , ; later the same year
she portrayed the role on Broadway. For the NBC, she also created the
role of Arina in the premiere of Bohuslav Martinů's The Marriage. She
played Madame Pace in the world premiere of Hugo Weisgall's Six
Characters in Search of an Author at the NYCO in . Regarding her role
as Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the Geary Theater, she wrote: "I had
a big voice and a big body ... I came out on stage and shouted my head
off, and believe it or not, I found my way."In , Kobart made her
Broadway debut in the chorus of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream.
She understudied leading lady Helen Traubel and played her role forty
two times during the show's run. Additional Broadway credits included
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Flea in Her Ear, and Three
Sisters. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for Forum.
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