Gregory Kunde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gregory Kunde

American opera singer

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1954

Place of Birth: Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Profession: singer, performing artist, opera singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Gregory Kunde

  • Gregory Kunde (February 24, 1954, Kankakee, Illinois) is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires. Kunde studied choral conducting and voice at Illinois State University before making his professional debut in 1978 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Cassio in Otello, later singing Prunier in La rondine, and Vanya in Katya Kabanova.
  • He appeared at the OpĂ©ra de MontrĂ©al as Tybalt in RomĂ©o et Juliette, and as Arturo in I puritani, opposite Luciana Serra, which revealed his affinity for the bel canto repertory and his impressive upper register, reaching a high F (above the tenor high C) in falsettone.
  • He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as des Grieux in Massenet's Manon. He won considerable acclaim in Europe in Les Huguenots, A Life for the Tsar, and Anna Bolena, and at the Pesaro Festival in 1992, as Idreno in Semiramide, and in 1993, as Rinaldo in Armida, opposite RenĂ©e Fleming. Other notable roles include; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Rodrigo in La donna del lago, Arnold in Guillaume Tell, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Nadir in Les pĂȘcheurs de perles, RomĂ©o in RomĂ©o et Juliette, EnĂ©e in Les Troyens etc.
  • In November 2012 he made an unexpected, successful debut as Verdi's Otello in Venice, becoming possibly the first tenor able to sing both Rossini's and Verdi' s version in the same year. He can be heard on disc notably as Benvenuto Cellini, and as GĂ©rald in LakmĂ©, opposite Natalie Dessay. He resides in Rochester, NY with his wife Linda, and his daughter Isabella.

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