Gary Lakes
Gary Lakes (born September 26, 1950) is an American opera heldentenor.
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| Born | September 26, 1950 |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | opera heldentenor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Lakes was born in
Samson et Dalila, the Emperor in Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten, Erik in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, Grigory in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, the title role in Wagner's Parsifal, Laca in Janáček's Jenůfa, Aeneas in Berlioz' Les Troyens and Jimmy Mahoney in Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.[3]
Other Wagner roles he has sung at various opera houses include Tristan in Lied von der Erde.[1][2][5] Besides Siegmund, he has recorded the roles of Bacchus in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos and Aeneas in Les Troyens,[2] and also albums of Irish songs and ballads (in English). He appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 14, 1993.[4]
Lakes is a fellow of the Music Academy of the West, where he attended in 1977.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-671-61732-X.
- ^ a b c d e Rockwell, J. (April 3, 1989). "Gary Lakes, Lost to Sports, Is a Wagnerian Gain". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b "Gary Lakes Met performances". Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b "Gary Lakes". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b Croan, Robert (November 9, 2001). "Gary Lakes embraces the tough role of Herod in Salome". The Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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