Johanna Peters

{{short description|Scottish mezzo-soprano}}

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| name = Johanna Peters

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|01|03|df=yes}}

| birth_place= Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|05|27|1932|01|03|df=yes}}

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| occupation = Voice teacher

| partner = Anne Wood (d. 1998)

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Johanna Peters (3 January 1932 – 27 May 2000) was a Scottish mezzo-soprano who played a prominent role in British operatic life during her 40-year career, first as singer, and later as a distinguished voice teacher at the Guildhall School of Music. As a singer, she was particularly known for her intelligent portrayal of a wide variety of character parts and created the roles of Hippolyta in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Widow Sweeney in Nicholas Maw's The Rising of the Moon. For many years she and her companion, Anne Wood, ran their own small touring company, Phoenix Opera.Wilson, Conrad (13 June 2000). [http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/johanna-peters-1.231737 "Johanna Peters"]. The Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2013.Blyth, Alan (7 June 2000). [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jun/07/guardianobituaries "Johanna Peters, Operatic singer who breathed new life into teaching courses"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2013.Britten–Pears Foundation Archive. [http://brittaa1.memset.net/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Roles&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28Name=%27Peters,%27%29AND%28Name=%27Johanna%27%29%29 Johanna Peters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126005909/http://brittaa1.memset.net/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Roles&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28Name%3D%27Peters%2C%27%29AND%28Name%3D%27Johanna%27%29%29 |date=26 January 2017 }}. Retrieved 29 October 2013.