Raymond Wolansky

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Raymond Wolansky
Born(1926-02-15)15 February 1926
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died1 December 1998(1998-12-01) (aged 72)
Warmbronn near Stuttgart, Germany
OccupationOperatic baritone
OrganizationsStaatsoper Stuttgart
AwardsOrder of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Raymond Wolansky (15 February 1926 – 1 December 1998)[1] was an American operatic baritone who made a career in Europe. A long-term member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, he appeared in leading roles such as Verdi's Nabucco and Rigoletto at international opera houses and festivals, including world premieres.

Life

Wolansky was born in 1926 in

New England Opera Company.[2] He made his official stage debut as Silvio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci in Milwaukee in 1950.[1]

In order to gain ensemble experience, he then, like many young American singers at the time, went to Europe.

Oper Graz. In the 1957/58, he appeared as a guest as Verdi's Rigoletto at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, which earned him a contract with the theatre and was the beginning of an international career.[2] He remained for more 30 years as one of the theatre's leading singers.[1]

Wolansky also appeared as a guest internationally, including in the title role of Verdi's

Edinburgh and Schwetzingen, where he played the title role of Hermann Reutter's Der Tod des Empedokles in its world premiere in 1966.[1] In 1972, he took part in the American premiere of Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame at the San Francisco Opera.[1] There, he also appeared in 1972 as Ashton in a performance of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor which was recorded live, conducted by Jesús López Cobos, with Beverly Sills in the title role and Luciano Pavarotti as Edgardo.[3] He performed alongside Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Inge Borkh, Shirley Verrett, Alfredo Kraus, Nicolai Gedda, Sándor Kónya, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov and Martti Talvela.[2]

From 1970 until his death at age 72, Wolansky lived in Warmbronn [de] near Stuttgart.[4]

Honours

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Spiegel, Klaus Ulrich. "Baritono nobile – Raymond Wolansky – ein grenzüberschreitender Belcantist". ku-spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ Forsling, Göran (November 2010). "Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) / Lucia di Lammermoor". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ein großer Amerikaner in Warmbronn". In Leonberger Kreiszeitung [de], 14 April 2015.

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