Samuel Ramey has appeared on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Vienna Staatsoper, Opéra de Paris, Bastille, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, the operas of Munich, Hamburg, Geneva, Florence, Zürich and Amsterdam, among others.
Works of Samuel Ramey, the greatest basso cantante of his generation and the most versatile singer who could perform Mozart, Rossini, Handel, Verdi and musicals equally splendidly.
Get track With astounding versatility he commands an impressive breadth of repertoire encompassing virtually every musical style from the fioratura of Argante in Handel's Rinaldo, which was the vehicle of his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 1984, to the dramatic proclamations of the title role in Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle, in which he appeared in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera televised by PBS. Samuel Edward 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 to enable him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini, yet with power enough to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi and Puccini For almost three decades, Samuel Ramey has reigned as one of the music world’s foremost
Samuel Edward Ramey is an American operatic bass with a long, distinguished career. His recordings have garnered nearly every major award including Grammy Awards, Gran Prix du Disc Awards, and "Best of the Year" citations from journals including Stereo Review and Opera News.
As he enters the third decade of an extraordinary career, SAMUEL RAMEY continues to reign as the foremost interpreter of bass and bass-baritone operatic and concert repertoire. Mr. Ramey is seen frequently on television in appearances with "Live From the Met" and "Live From Lincoln Center" as well as other productions taped for PBS.Following his phenomenal success in opera, concert, and recordings, Samuel Ramey's sold-out Carnegie Hall recital in 1987 added the fourth dimension to his spectacular career. 3 Samuel Ramey was born on March 28, 1942 in Colby, Kansas, USA. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now.
He has also appeared on television and video productions of the Met's productions of He married his third wife, soprano Lindsey Larsen, on June 29, 2002. 1
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Join Facebook to connect with Samuel Ramey and others you may know. In 1992 Mr. Ramey sang all of Offenbach's villains for the Metropolitan Opera's opening night, prompting one critic to write "[It was] the best interpretation of the four villains I can remember in the last 25 years. He then travels to New York, where Metropolitan Opera audiences will see for the first time his portrayal of the title role in Robert Carsen's production of Mefistofele, a production created specifically for Mr. Ramey and in which he has been seen in over 60 performances.
6 1 Works of Samuel Ramey, the greatest basso cantante of his generation and the most versatile singer who could perform Mozart, Rossini, Handel, Verdi and musicals equally splendidly.
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The Metropolitan Opera brings him back to New York for concert performances of Bluebeard's Castle at Carnegie Hall, under the baton of James Levine, and he is seen again at Carnegie Hall for a program of American Music with Frederica von Stade. He is equally well-known in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world for his performances of Boito's Mefistofele, Berlioz' devil in La damnation de Faust, the sinister Nick Shadow in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress and for the tour de force of all four villains in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann. San Francisco Opera 10,397 views.
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Admiré pour son registre et sa polyvalence, il est considéré comme l'une des meilleures basses de sa génération.