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Colby, Kansas, USA
Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique which enabled him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini but with enough vocal power to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi, Puccini, and Meyerbeer operas. Ramey…
Known for
- Turandot - Wichita Grand Opera2015
- Over the Garden Wall — The Beast (voice)2014
- Puccini: Turandot — Timur2009
- The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine — Rambaldo2009
- Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon — Comte des Grieux2007
- Nabucco — Zaccaria2001
- Don Quichotte — Don Quichotte2000
- Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla — Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto1996
- Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary — Self1996
- Faust — Méphistophélès1995
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942-03-28
Discography
- Il turco in Italia1982
- Le nozze di Figaro1982
- Don Giovanni1986
- Messiah1987
- Opera Arias1987
- Requiem1987
- Macbeth1987
- Anna Bolena1988
- Bluebeard's Castle1988
- Norma1988
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- 22,457
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The American opera singer Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942 in Colby, Kansas) is considered one of the finest basso cantante singers of his generation. He is greatly admired for his range and versatility, having both the bel canto technique to sing Handel, Mozart, Rossini, as well as the power to handle the dramatic roles of Verdi and Puccini. Ramey made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Handel's Rinaldo in 1984. He has since become a fixture at La Scala <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Colby
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Employer
- Roosevelt University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.samuelramey.com
- Image
- Samuel Ramey como Argante.jpg
- Voice type
- bass
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- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1942-03-28
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- Commons category
- Samuel Ramey
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