Nico Castel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nico Castel

American opera singer

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 31-May-2015

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Nico Castel (August 1, 1931 – May 31, 2015), born Naftali Chaim Castel Kalinhoff, was a comprimario tenor and well-known language and diction coach, as well as a prolific translator of libretti and writer of books on singing diction.
Although Castel performed throughout Europe, North America and South America, he was best known for his nearly 800 performances at The Metropolitan Opera, where he also served as staff diction coach for three decades.