biography
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1927–88)
|
| biography:
| Tenor, born in Gary, Indiana, USA. He started life as a steelworker, but his potential as a singer was spotted during service with the US Navy. He made his operatic debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème in 1952, but his 1959 performance as Verdi's Otello in Europe marked a turning point in his career. In 1963 he returned to America to become one of the Metropolitan Opera's leading tenors, and was internationally acclaimed in the 1960s, particularly for his Otello. |
|
|
