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Deborah Voigt

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (August 4, 1960- )
    Raised in California
    Specializes in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss
    Sang in ‘Tristan und Isolde,’ ‘Die Walküre,’ ‘Lohengrin,’ ‘Tannhäuser,’ ‘Der fliegende Holländer,’ ‘Ariadne auf Naxos,’ ‘Elektra,’ ‘La gioconda,’ ‘Tosca,’ ‘La forza del destino,’ ‘Ballo in maschera’ and ‘Fidelio’

Why she might be annoying:

    She was hugely overweight for many years.
    One critic described her as looking ‘like a morbidly obese Ellen Degeneres.’
    She was fired from a production at the famous Covent Garden opera house because of her weight.
    She likes to gossip about her co-stars.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She had gastric bypass surgery and lost more than 120 pounds (June 2004).
    She went through with the surgery even though it could have destroyed her voice and career.
    She is modest and unpretentious.
    She has a full, clear voice.
    She is Internet-savvy and has kept an online diary.
    She likes old TV shows.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 94 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 56 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 174 Votes: 44.25% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 43.42% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 108 Votes: 36.11% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 156 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 287 Votes: 42.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 241 Votes: 43.57% Annoying