Kenneth Riegel
Kenneth Riegel | |
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| Born | April 19, 1938 Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2023 (aged 85) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
Kenneth Riegel (April 19, 1938 – June 28, 2023) was an American opera tenor.[1]
Life and career
Riegel was born on April 19, 1938, in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania.[1] He made his theatrical début as the Alchemist in König Hirsch at Santa Fe Opera in 1965, debuting at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the same year.[2] He was engaged at the
Die Zauberflöte and Wozzeck.[3] He made his first appearance at the Salzburg Festival in 1975.[2] In 1979, he sang Alwa at the first performance of the 3 act version of Lulu at the Paris Opera. He played the title role in Der Zwerg in Hamburg in 1981.[2] In 1983, he created the role of the Leper in Saint François d'Assise.[2]
Kenneth Riegel died in Sarasota, Florida on June 28, 2023, at the age of 85.[4]
Partial discography
- Haydn: Harmoniemesse (Blegen; Bernstein, 1973) Sony
- Mozart: Don Giovanni (Raimondi; Maazel, 1978) Sony
- Berg: Lulu (Stratas; Boulez, 1979) Deutsche Grammophon
- Berlioz: La damnation de Faust (von Stade, van Dam; Solti, 1981) Decca | Berlioz: La damnation de Faust (Georg Solti recording)
- Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise (van Dam; Ozawa, 1983) Cybélia
- Henze: The Bassarids (Armstrong; Albrecht, 1986) koch schwann
- Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Vishnevskaya, Raimondi, Plishka; Rostropovich, 1987) Erato
- Strauss: Salome (Malfitano, Schwarz, Terfel; Dohnányi, 1994) Decca
Selected filmography
- Mozart: Don Giovanni (Raimondi; Maazel, Losey, 1979)
- Berg: Lulu (Migenes; Levine, Dexter, 1980, Metropolitan Opera)
- Strauss: Salome (Ewing, Knight, Devlin; Downes, Hall, 1992, Covent Garden)
- Strauss: Salome (Malfitano, Silja, Terfel; Dohnányi, Bondy, 1997, Covent Garden)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-533765-5.
- ^ a b c d e "Kenneth Riegel". Oxford Reference.
- ^ "Metropolitan Opera Association". archives.metoperafamily.org.
- ^ "Opera News". operanews.com.
External links
- Kenneth Riegel at IMDb
- Kenneth Riegel discography at Discogs
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