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Leonard Warren (April 21, 1911 – March 4, 1960) was an American opera singer. A baritone, he was a leading artist for many years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Especially noted for his portrayals of the leading baritone roles in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, he had few rival baritones in his time.
Mar 4, 2019 · Leonard Warren was a renowned baritone who collapsed and died during a performance of La Forza del Destino in 1960. The opera is said to be cursed and has been avoided by some famous singers.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Leonard Warren was an American operatic baritone known for his work in operas of Ruggero Leoncavallo and Giacomo Puccini. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Warren first studied music at the Greenwich House Music School in New York City and sang in the chorus at Radio City Music Hall from 1935.
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Leonard Warren, one of the greatest operatic baritones ever developed in the United States, collapsed and died on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House last night.
Mar 8, 2013 · Leonard Warren (April 21, 1911 -- March 4, 1960) was an American opera singer. A baritone, he was a leading artist for many years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Born Leonard Warenoff...
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Sep 23, 2004 · It was a long-ago city room story that several New York Herald Tribune veterans shared last month with a reporter from their old rival, The New York Times: the night 44 years ago when Leonard...
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Jan 26, 2008 · A tribute to Leonard Warren, the dominant Italian baritone at the Met who died onstage in 1960. Learn about his voice, his roles, his recordings and his legacy in Verdi's operas.
