Richard Versalle
Richard Versalle (born December 3, 1932 in Muskegon ( Michigan ), † January 5, 1996 in New York City , USA ) was an American oratorio and concert singer (tenor), and then a successful opera singer , he specialized in the heroic tenor subject .
Life
At the Bayreuth Festival in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989 he sang the title role in the Wagner opera Tannhäuser . In 1981 he made his debut in Germany at the Saarbrücken Opera as Otello in the Verdi opera of the same name. Title role in Peter Grimes and Siegmund in Die Walküre (1988) followed at the same house.
Versalle died under macabre circumstances during the performance of the opera " The Makropulos Affair " at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Standing on a three-meter-high ladder, he gave the legal assistant Vitek in the opening scene and fell to the ground shortly after he had sung the words "You only live for a limited time" after a fatal heart attack.
Web links
- Obituary in the New York Times, Jan. 7, 1996
- Richard Versalle in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Richard Versalle on bayreuther-festspiele.de
- Richard Versalle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Versalle, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muskegon ( Michigan ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th January 1996 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |