Richard Cross (bass-baritone)

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Richard Cross (born December 7, 1935,

State University of New York at Stony Brook
.

Biography

Cross studied singing at

Martin Beck Theatre under the umbrella of the NBC Opera Theatre. For his portrayal, Cross won a Theatre World Award. In 1959 he sang the role of Donato again with the New York City Opera and toured North America with NBC Opera Theatre.[1]

Between 1960 and 1965 Cross sang with numerous opera companies throughout the United States, including the

Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt in Germany where he sang roles regularly through 1979.[1]

While singing regularly with the Frankfurt Opera, Cross maintained an active international schedule, performing at such houses at the

Glyndebourne Festival in 1976 singing the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff, returning there the following year to portray Sir Morosus in Richard Strauss's Die schweigsame Frau.[1]

In 1979 Cross left the Frankfurt Opera to join the roster at the

Miami Opera
.

In 1984 he portrayed Barbarossa in Verdi's La battaglia di Legnano with the Pittsburgh Opera and in 1987 he sang Wotan in Siegfried at the Art Park in Lewiston, New York. In 1990 Cross returned to the NYCO to portray Moses in the 1990 production of Arnold Schoenberg's Moses und Aron.[1]

In addition to his work in operas, Cross has worked as a recitalist and a concert soloist, notably appearing in concerts with several major symphony orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra among others.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Biography of Richard Cross at operissimo.com (in German)
  2. ^ Free Library of Philadelphia: Box: Phila. Lyric Opera Company: 782.1 P5326p Bal Two [1968 - 1975]
  3. ^ San Francsico Opera Archives
  4. ^ The Metropolitan Opera guide to recorded opera
  5. ^ New York Times, October 11, 1980
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