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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Committed
- New Home
- Lost Souls
- Who's Next?
- Bring Her Back
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Film & TV
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Chris Merritt (born September 27, 1952, in Oklahoma City) is an American tenor. Merritt began piano studies at 8 years of age with Viola Knight. During this time, he also studied art at the Oklahoma Museum of Art. At 9 years of age he began dance studies under Jewel Grigsby. He credits Al Ossenkopp, one of the music teachers at his Oklahoma City high school, with inspiring him to take up a…
Known for
- Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny — Fatty2022
- Turandot - Geneva — Altoum2022
- Turandot - Liceu — Altoum2020
- Turandot — Altoum2019
- Le Grand Macabre — Piet the Pot2011
- La Donna del Lago — Rodrigo di Dhu1992
- I vespri Siciliani — Arrigo1990
- Maggio musicale — Shikov1990
- Guglielmo Tell — Arnoldo Melchtal1988
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
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- 4,032
- Total plays
- 73,111
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"Chris never shook hands with a melody that wasn't beautiful. His fingers dance on the keys, a melodic pas de deux, with fantastic results." -Lines Through Lines Born and raised in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Chris Merritt began experimenting with songwriting at age 7. Support and encouragement from family, friends, and even an influential babysitter helped Chris have the confidence to further pursue his passion for composition. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Mer
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- EMI Classics
- Image
- Chris Merritt as Otello.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- time period
- 20th century
- Commons category
- Chris Merritt
- date of birth
- 1952-09-27
- P12674
- Wilhelm Oechsli
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