Theodor Uppman — (12 January 1920 ndash; 17 March 2005) was an American operatic baritone. He is best known for his creation of the title role in Benjamin Britten s opera Billy Budd .Uppman was born in San Jose, California, and studied voice at the Curtis… … Wikipedia
Theodor Uppman — est un baryton américain (12 janvier 1920 17 mars 2005) principalement connu pour sa création du rôle titre de l’opéra Billy Budd de Benjamin Britten. Il fit ses débuts en 1941 avec la Northern California Symphony Orchestra avant de se produire… … Wikipédia en Français
Theodor Uppman — (12 de enero de 1920, San José (California) 17 de marzo de 2005) fue un barítono estadounidense que alcanzó fama internacional como Billy Budd de Benjamin Britten en su estreno mundial de 1951. De ascendencia sueca, el californiano estudió en el… … Wikipedia Español
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Billy Budd (opéra) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Billy Budd. Billy Budd est un opéra en anglais de Benjamin Britten (op. 50). La première version, datant de 1951, est en quatre actes ; une version révisée, plus ramassée, en deux actes, d abord radio… … Wikipédia en Français
La Périchole — is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach. Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy wrote the French language libretto after the 1829 novella Le carrosse du Saint Sacrement by Prosper Mérimée. La Périchole s title character is based on… … Wikipedia
Billy Budd (opera) — Billy Budd is an opera by Benjamin Britten, first performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 1 December 1951. It is based on the short novel Billy Budd by Herman Melville. Britten had heard E. M. Forster discuss the novel in his … Wikipedia
Carlisle Floyd — (born June 11, 1926, in Latta, South Carolina) is an American opera composer. The son of a Methodist minister, he based many of his works on themes from the South. His best known opera, Susannah (1955), is based a story in the so called Apocrypha … Wikipedia
Jeanette MacDonald — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Jeanette MacDonald imagesize = 300px caption = birthdate = birth date|1903|6|18|mf=y location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. deathdate = death date and age|1965|1|14|1903|6|18|mf=y deathplace = Houston,… … Wikipedia
Deaths in March 2005 — Deaths in 2005 : January February March April May June July August September October November December → The following is a list of notable people who died in March 2005. 31 Willard Will Miller, 64, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the… … Wikipedia
