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      • She married Andrew W. Smith, a baritone with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in 2001 and moved to Lexington, where he was directing the voice program at Kentucky State University. He died in 2018.
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      Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, the diva of 'Diva,' dies at 75

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/14 › artsWilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, the Diva of ‘Diva,’ Dies at 75

    Feb 14, 2024 · Published Feb. 14, 2024 Updated Feb. 16, 2024. Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, a South Philadelphia-bred soprano who sang in the opera houses of Europe and gained even more fame for playing the...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wilhelmenia_FernandezWilhelmenia Fernandez - Wikipedia

    Fernandez earned degrees from the University of Kentucky and Georgetown College (in Georgetown, Kentucky) in voice and education. Fernandez died on February 2, 2024, at the age of 75, of cancer, in Lexington, Kentucky , where she had lived for years.

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  6. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsWilhelmenia Fernandez obituary: acclaimed operatic soprano ...

    Feb 15, 2024 · Wilhelmenia Fernandez, acclaimed operatic soprano who toured the world and star of the 1981 cult classic Diva, died February 2 of cancer in Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of 75.

  7. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/02/16Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, soprano who starred in ‘Diva ...

    Feb 16, 2024 · Ms. Fernandez’s first marriage ended in divorce. In 2001, she married Andrew W. Smith, an operatic baritone who had performed with her in “Porgy and Bess.”

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  8. operawire.com › obituary-diva-soprano-wilhelmeniaObituary: ‘Diva’ Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez Dies at 75

    Feb 6, 2024 · Obituary: ‘Diva’ Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez Dies at 75. By Francisco Salazar. Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez has died at the age of 75. Born in Philadelphia in 1949, Fernandez studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts and later at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.

  9. apnews.com › article › obituary-soprano-movie-07ef"Diva" film soprano Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith has ...

    Feb 11, 2024 · A soprano well known for her performance in the French cult-classic film “Diva” has died. Funeral services were held Friday for Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith in Lexington, Kentucky.

  10. artdaily.com › news › 166749Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, the diva of 'Diva,' dies at 75

    Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, a South Philadelphia-bred soprano who sang in the opera houses of Europe and gained even more fame for playing the title role in the style-soaked 1981 French thriller “Diva,” died Feb. 2 at her home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was 75.

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