Lauritz Melchior
Born: 20th March 1890, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 18th March 1973, Santa Monica, California
Nationality: Danish-American
Lauritz Melchior (March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973) was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. He began his career as a baritone with the Royal Danish Opera and other Scandinavian companies, making his debut as a tenor in 1918 as Tannhauser. Particularly acclaimed as Siegmund and the heroes of Tristan, Lohengrin and Parsifal, he possessed a ringing baritonal voice with a magnificent upper extension and enormous stamina.
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Special offer. The Americans - Golden Age of Singing
Jussi Björling (tenor), Lauritz Melchior, Birgit Nilsson, Nicolai Gedda, Howard Barlow, Wilfrid Pelletier, Walter Hendl
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Special offer. Wagner: Scenes & Arias
Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell (sopranos), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Lauritz Melchior (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone) Marek Janowski, Charles Munch, Joseph Keilberth, Eugene Ormandy
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The Stars Were Shining, Vol. 1 (1926-1947)
Lauritz Melchior (narrator), Tino Pattiera (tenor), Anna Case (soprano), Charles Hackett (tenor), Giuseppe De Luca (baritone), Richard Crooks (tenor), Lionel Barrymore (narrator), Lawrence Tibbett (vocals), Margherita Grandi (soprano), Alberto Erede (tenor), Dino Borgioli (narrator), Jan Peerce (tenor), Anne Roselle (soprano), Dino Borgioli (baritone)
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano / Lauritz Melchior, tenor London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden, Fritz Reiner
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