Samuel Ramey - Date with the Devil - COMPACT DISCS [CD]
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- Description: The American bass Samuel Ramey was born in 1942 and studied in Wichita and New York He made his début with the New York City Opera in 1973 as Zuniga in Bizet's Carmen. Later roles undertaken for the same company include those or Mephistopheles in the operas by Gounod and by Boito and the darker villains of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann. He appeared as Niek Shadow at Glyndebourne in 1977, undertaking the same role at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro Colón and in 1992 for Aix-en-Provence. He made his Covent Garden début in 1982 as Figaro in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, a role in which he had appeared in the previous season at the Vienna State Opera and at La Scala, Milan. It was for him that Covent Garden devised a staged version or The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz and he has also been heard there in Gounod's Faust and in Offenbach's last opera. Samuel Ramey has won a name for himself in the major bass roles in Verdi and Rossini, making his début at the Paris Opéra in 1983 with the latter's Moses, followed there two years later by the role of Bertram in Meyerbeer's Robert le diable. His international career has continued with appearances in leading opera-houses throughout the world, demonstrating his versatility, dramatic power and the resonance and flexibility of his remarkable voice Samuel Ramey's Dote with the Devil, which includes many elements at the heart of his repertoire, was first heard in 1996 at A very Fisher Hall in New York, with the St Luke's Orchestra, conducted by Julius Rudel. His many recordings include complete releases of Faust, Mefistofele, The Tales of Hoffmann and The Rake's Progress. Album Tracks 1. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Marche de Rakoczy 2. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Une Puce Gentile 3. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Devant la Maison 4. Meyerbeer Rob
- Artist: Samuel Ramey
- Title: Date with the Devil
- Format: CD
- Label: Naxos
- Release Date: 07/16/2002
- Genre: Classical
- Number Of Discs: 1
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- Product Name: Samuel Ramey - Date with the Devil - COMPACT DISCS
- UPC: 747313535521
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The American bass Samuel Ramey was born in 1942 and studied in Wichita and New York He made his début with the New York City Opera in 1973 as Zuniga in Bizet's Carmen. Later roles undertaken for the same company include those or Mephistopheles in the operas by Gounod and by Boito and the darker villains of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann. He appeared as Niek Shadow at Glyndebourne in 1977, undertaking the same role at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro Colón and in 1992 for Aix-en-Provence. He made his Covent Garden début in 1982 as Figaro in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, a role in which he had appeared in the previous season at the Vienna State Opera and at La Scala, Milan. It was for him that Covent Garden devised a staged version or The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz and he has also been heard there in Gounod's Faust and in Offenbach's last opera. Samuel Ramey has won a name for himself in the major bass roles in Verdi and Rossini, making his début at the Paris Opéra in 1983 with the latter's Moses, followed there two years later by the role of Bertram in Meyerbeer's Robert le diable. His international career has continued with appearances in leading opera-houses throughout the world, demonstrating his versatility, dramatic power and the resonance and flexibility of his remarkable voice Samuel Ramey's Dote with the Devil, which includes many elements at the heart of his repertoire, was first heard in 1996 at A very Fisher Hall in New York, with the St Luke's Orchestra, conducted by Julius Rudel. His many recordings include complete releases of Faust, Mefistofele, The Tales of Hoffmann and The Rake's Progress. Album Tracks 1. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Marche de Rakoczy 2. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Une Puce Gentile 3. Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Devant la Maison 4. Meyerbeer Rob
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