Maralin Niska, who has died aged 89, was an American soprano with a delicious voice and screen-goddess looks who made headlines by stripping to the waist in a production of Janácek’s The Makropoulos ...

Soprano Maralin Niska, a San Pedro native and former Torrance elementary schoolteacher who went on to sing more leading roles (29) at the New York City Opera than anyone else, died last week at her ...

Maralin Niska, who sang the role of Madame Butterfly in 1968 at what was then a brand-new Santa Fe Opera house, died Saturday at her home in the city. She was 89. Niska was known as a singing actress ...