NEW YORK -- Robert Merrill, the Metropolitan Opera star who was known as much for singing the national anthem at Yankee Stadium as he was for roles such as Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," was ...

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Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable at opening night in the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 85. Merrill died on ...