Kunde studied choral conducting and voice at Illinois State University before making his professional debut in 1978 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Cassio in Otello, later singing Prunier in La rondine, and Vanya in Katya Kabanova. He appeared at the Opéra de Montréal as Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, and as Arturo in I puritani, opposite Luciana Serra, which revealed his affinity for the bel canto repertory and his impressive upper register, reaching a high F (above the tenor high C) in falsettone. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as the understudy for the role of des Grieux in Massenet's Manon opposite soprano Catherine Malfitano in 1987, replacing the indisposed Dénes Gulyás for just one performance.[1] He did not return to the Metropolitan Opera for another 13 years, where he was again stepping in for an indisposed colleague in one performance of their 2000 production of Rossini'sLa cenerentola–a procedure that would then become standard for Kunde's Metropolitan Opera career, replacing an ill colleague again in 2006 for their production of Bellini'sI puritani opposite star soprano Anna Netrebko,[2] and most recently in 2019 for their production of Saint-Saen'sSamson et Dalila, a series of performances with which he received critical acclaim.[3][4]
He resides in Rochester, New York, with his wife Linda, and his daughter Isabella.
Selected recordingsEdit
Hector Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini, Gregory Kunde, Benvenuto Cellini, Patrizia Ciofi, Teresa, Laurent Naouri, Balducci, Joyce DiDonato, Ascanio, Jean-François Lapointe, Fieramosca, Renaud Délègue, Le Pape Clément VII, Choeur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, conducted by John Nelson, 3 CD Erato Warner classics 2004
^"New York Classical Review". newyorkclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
^Jorden, James (2019-03-18). "Tenor Gregory Kunde Proves a Hero in Every Sense of the Word in the Met's Samson". Observer. New York. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
gregory, kunde, february, 1954, kankakee, illinois, american, operatic, tenor, particularly, associated, with, french, italian, repertoires, while, staging, opera, vilém, tell, rossini, valladolid, 2010, contents, career, selected, recordings, references, sour. Gregory Kunde February 24 1954 Kankakee Illinois is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires Gregory Kunde while staging the opera Vilem Tell G Rossini Valladolid 2010 Contents 1 Career 2 Selected recordings 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksCareer EditKunde studied choral conducting and voice at Illinois State University before making his professional debut in 1978 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Cassio in Otello later singing Prunier in La rondine and Vanya in Katya Kabanova He appeared at the Opera de Montreal as Tybalt in Romeo et Juliette and as Arturo in I puritani opposite Luciana Serra which revealed his affinity for the bel canto repertory and his impressive upper register reaching a high F above the tenor high C in falsettone He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as the understudy for the role of des Grieux in Massenet s Manon opposite soprano Catherine Malfitano in 1987 replacing the indisposed Denes Gulyas for just one performance 1 He did not return to the Metropolitan Opera for another 13 years where he was again stepping in for an indisposed colleague in one performance of their 2000 production of Rossini s La cenerentola a procedure that would then become standard for Kunde s Metropolitan Opera career replacing an ill colleague again in 2006 for their production of Bellini s I puritani opposite star soprano Anna Netrebko 2 and most recently in 2019 for their production of Saint Saen s Samson et Dalila a series of performances with which he received critical acclaim 3 4 He won considerable acclaim in Europe in Les Huguenots A Life for the Tsar and Anna Bolena and at the Pesaro Festival in 1992 as Idreno in Semiramide and in 1993 as Rinaldo in Armida opposite Renee Fleming Other notable roles include Mitridate re di Ponto Rodrigo in La donna del lago Arnold in Guillaume Tell Ernesto in Don Pasquale Nadir in Les pecheurs de perles Romeo in Romeo et Juliette Enee in Les Troyens etc In November 2012 he made an unexpected successful debut as Verdi s Otello in Venice becoming possibly the first tenor able to sing both Rossini s and Verdi s version in the same year He can be heard on disc notably as Benvenuto Cellini and as Gerald in Lakme opposite Natalie Dessay He resides in Rochester New York with his wife Linda and his daughter Isabella Selected recordings EditHector Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini Gregory Kunde Benvenuto Cellini Patrizia Ciofi Teresa Laurent Naouri Balducci Joyce DiDonato Ascanio Jean Francois Lapointe Fieramosca Renaud Delegue Le Pape Clement VII Choeur de Radio France Orchestre National de France conducted by John Nelson 3 CD Erato Warner classics 2004References Edit Rockwell John 1987 03 05 Opera Cast Changes in Manon The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 01 09 Tommasini Anthony 2006 12 29 I Puritani Metropolitan Opera Review The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 01 09 New York Classical Review newyorkclassicalreview com Retrieved 2020 01 09 Jorden James 2019 03 18 Tenor Gregory Kunde Proves a Hero in Every Sense of the Word in the Met s Samson Observer New York Retrieved 2020 01 09 Sources EditGuide de l opera Roland Mancini amp Jean Jacques Rouveroux Fayard 1995 ISBN 2 213 59567 4 relevant External links EditOfficial websitePortals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gregory Kunde amp oldid 1128880401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
