Opera star Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith has died at 75 in Kentucky
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Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith, a soprano opera singer well known for her performance in the French cult-classic film “Diva" has died.
Billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, she opened the movie directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix wearing a white gown and singing in an aging theater the aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from the opera "La Wally." It became the signature aria of her 25-year career that took her to the great opera houses in Europe and made her the centerpiece of gala occasions.
She graduated from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and continued her education at the Juilliard School in New York. Filmmakers for "Diva" approached her while she sang "La boheme" in Paris, leading to a film shoot for the thriller that would change her life, the Inquirer reported.
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