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Leonard Warren

レナード・ウォーレン　/　れなーど・うぉーれん

American musician

April 21, 1911 – March 4, 1960　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
musician
opera singer

My Take

Leonard Warren fascinates me less for his statistics than for the shape of his career. A New York baritone who became a Metropolitan Opera fixture, he reportedly had few rivals in the great Verdi roles, prized for sheer power and range. But what lodges in my memory is his death: he collapsed on the Met stage in 1960, mid-performance. There is something almost unbearably operatic about an artist dying in the act of singing. He was a theater man through and through, born and gone in the same city of stages. Even decades on, his recordings deserve a fresh, attentive listen.

Overview

Leonard Warren (April 21, 1911 – March 4, 1960) was an American operatic baritone who was a leading artist for many years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Especially noted for his portrayals of the major baritone roles in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, he had few rival baritones in his time. His power and range were the highlights of his vocal instrument.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Leonard Warren
Name (Japanese): レナード・ウォーレン
Reading: れなーど・うぉーれん
Born: April 21, 1911 – March 4, 1960
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: musician / opera singer

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3

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