Opera Singer. Best remembered for his singing role of Siegmund at London's Royal Opera House opposite soprano Gwyneth Jones in Wagner's Die Walkuere. He made his professional debut as Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen with the San Francisco Opera in 1961 singing the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at Florence's Teatro della Pergola. He also sang in the German repertory, specializing in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Under the director of legendary conductor Karl Bohm, he sang at Austria's Salzburg Festival in such roles as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, the Emperor in Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow) and Bacchus in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. At the Metropolitan Opera, he sang 113 performance over 30 years, beginning with his debut in 1966 as Florestan and ending with the character role of Aegisth in Strauss's Elektra. He also starred in four German opera films and regularly performed on European radio and television opera productions. His final public performance was in 2000 at Indiana University, where he sang the role of Siegmund from Wagner's Die Walkuere.
Opera Singer. Best remembered for his singing role of Siegmund at London's Royal Opera House opposite soprano Gwyneth Jones in Wagner's Die Walkuere. He made his professional debut as Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen with the San Francisco Opera in 1961 singing the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at Florence's Teatro della Pergola. He also sang in the German repertory, specializing in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Under the director of legendary conductor Karl Bohm, he sang at Austria's Salzburg Festival in such roles as Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, the Emperor in Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow) and Bacchus in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. At the Metropolitan Opera, he sang 113 performance over 30 years, beginning with his debut in 1966 as Florestan and ending with the character role of Aegisth in Strauss's Elektra. He also starred in four German opera films and regularly performed on European radio and television opera productions. His final public performance was in 2000 at Indiana University, where he sang the role of Siegmund from Wagner's Die Walkuere.
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