Royal Opera House rehires soprano after she drops fat that led to her firing 
LONDON (AP) - An American soprano fired by the Royal Opera House because of her weight has been rehired after undergoing stomach surgery and losing 135 pounds, her spokeswoman and the theatre said Sunday.
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‘Too fat’ soprano is rehired 
Opera singer Deborah Voigt - dropped from a production at the Royal Opera House for reportedly being overweight - is rehired.
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Britain’s Royal Opera House rehires a thinner Voigt 
LONDON — An American soprano fired by the Royal Opera House because of her weight has been rehired after undergoing stomach surgery and losing 135 pounds, her spokeswoman and the prestigious theater said Sunday. Deborah Voigt, one of the world’s top opera singers, lost her part in Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne on Naxos” in 2004 because the Royal Opera House decided a slimmer singer would be better.
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A thinner Voigt fits Royal Opera House’s role now 
* The soprano underwent gastric bypass surgery after being let go in 2004 and is signed to return in 2007-08.
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Britain’s Royal Opera House rehires soprano Voigt, who lost weight that led to her firing 
An American soprano fired by the Royal Opera House because of her weight has been rehired after undergoing stomach surgery and losing 135 pounds, her spokeswoman and the prestigious theater said Sunday.
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