NEW YORK - Robert Merrill, the acclaimed opera baritone who felt equally comfortable on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. Merrill died Saturday ...

NEW YORK — Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 85.

Every year, when the Kennedy Center Honors are announced, arts reporters receive outraged letters from readers who simply cannot fathom the thinking that went into the selection process. The list of ...

NEW YORK - Robert Merrill, the Metropolitan Opera star who was known as much for singing the national anthem at Yankee Stadium as he was for roles such as Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," was ...

Robert Merrill, 87, the baritone who gave his booming voice to major roles at the Metropolitan Opera for more than 30 seasons while winning nationwide popularity on radio and television and at ...

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NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Merrill, the Metropolitan Opera star who was known as much for singing the national anthem at Yankee Stadium as he was for roles such as Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," was ...

A pomp-filled program drew area residents, officials and sports buffs to Bensonhurst where they helped co-name the intersection of Bay 28th Street and Benson Avenue, “Robert Merrill Way.” The ...