Russell Oberlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Russell Oberlin

American countenor

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1928

Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 25-Nov-2016

Profession: musician, opera singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Russell Keys Oberlin (October 11, 1928 – November 25, 2016) was an American singer and founding member of the New York Pro Musica Antiqua ensemble who became the first, and for years the only, countertenor in the United States to attain general recognition—in The New Yorker's words, "America's first star countertenor." A pioneering figure in the early music revival in the 1950s and 1960s, Oberlin sang on both sides of the Atlantic, and brought a "full, warm, vibrato-rich tone" to his recitals, recordings, and his performances in works ranging from the thirteenth-century liturgical drama The Play of Daniel to the twentieth-century opera A Midsummer Night's Dream.