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Sutton native and soprano Fisher made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1935 as Cio-Cio-San in Madame Butterfly, becoming the first West Virginian to sing at the Met. She honed her craft in Berlin, performing at the Berlin State Opera, and later performed with top orchestras like the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra. Fisher also sang at the Paris Comic Opera and at major events like President Roosevelt’s 1937 inauguration.