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John Macurdy

Actor | * 03/18/1929 († 91, 05/07/2020) | Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
John Macurdy (né John Edward McCurdy; (1929-03-18)March 18, 1929 – (2020-05-07)May 7, 2020) was an American operatic bass, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera 1,001 times from 1962 to 2000 (and also sang numerous performances in other opera houses). Among his teachers was the contralto Elisabeth Wood of New Orleans, who was also the pedagogue of Norman Treigle. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Drama

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Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-risin ...

Otello

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1986 | 3.2/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Music
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Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom Giovanni killed) m ...

Don Giovanni

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1979 | 3.8/5 | 2h 56min
Drama, Music
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Live from the Metropolitan Opera is an American television program that presented performances of complete operas from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, on the Public Broadcasting Service televis ...

Live from the Metropolitan Opera

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2024- | 4.0/5
 
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Movies with John Macurdy as Actor(5)

as Crespel1988 Les Contes d'Hoffmann
as Ramfis1985 Aida
as Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia1982 The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
as The Commendatore1979 Don Giovanni
as The Commendatore1978 The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

Full Name: John Macurdy
Born: Monday, 03/18 1929 (March) in Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/07 2020 (May) in Stamford (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
John Macurdy frequently works together with these people:
Brian Large (3x, Crew)
James Levine (3x, Crew)
Joseph Losey (2x, Crew)
Otto Schenk (2x, Actor)
Gil Wechsler (2x, Crew)
Patricia Losey (2x, Crew)
Richard Wagner (2x, Crew)
Robert Nagy (2x, Cast)
James Morris (2x, Actor)
Victor Callegari (2x, Crew)
Nina Lawson (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:627070, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024