The History Project: Eleanor Steber - The Star Soprano Who Legitimized American Opera Teaching

West Virginians are proud of the many great stars it sent into the music world, especially those in the Grand Ole Opry, but they may not be aware of the superstar diva from Wheeling who conquered the world of grand opera. After high school, Eleanor Steber went to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to study classical piano, but a professor suggested she study voice instead.  She won a popular competition that landed her at New York’s vaunted Metropolitan Opera and she became one of its brightest stars, with a legacy that still reigns supreme.