Gregory Kunde

Gregory Kunde fascinates me as a study in artistic reinvention. Most tenors guard their instrument and retire from the heavy roles before age catches them, yet Kunde did the opposite, pivoting from a quarter-century of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini bel canto into the punishing verismo of Verdi and Puccini. That is not coasting; that is rebuilding a voice for a harder fight. Nearly fifty years on stage and the 2016 International Opera Award tell the story, but what I respect is the craftsman's stubbornness underneath. An American conquering Italian repertoire, on its own turf, for that long, is no small feat.

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Name (English)

Gregory Kunde

Name (Japanese)

グレゴリー・クンデ

Reading

ぐれごりー・くんで

Born

February 24, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Occupation

opera singer / performing artist / singer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

University

Illinois State University

Awards & achievements

• 2016 International Opera Award

• Official sitehttps://www.gregorykunde.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory%20Kunde
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3776567

Tags

• Illinois
• opera singer
• performing artist
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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