1940 - 2006
József Gregor Hungarian Singer
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Details
| First Name |
József
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| Last Name |
Gregor
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| Full Name at Birth |
Gregor József
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| Alternative Name |
Gregor József, József Gregor
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| Birthday |
8th August, 1940
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| Birthplace |
Rákosliget, Hungary
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| Died |
27th October, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Szeged, Hungary
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Hungarian
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| Occupation Text |
Opera Singer, Stage Director
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Opera, Musical
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Violin
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| Family Member |
Bernadett Gregor (daughter) (actress)
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József Gregor (8 August 1940 - 27 October 2006) was a renowned Hungarian bass-baritone/basso buffo who enjoyed success first in Hungary, then in France, Belgium and Canada, and finally in the United States. József Gregor was born in Rákosliget, a small town that is now part of Budapest. He studied violin for ten years and then, voice at the Liszt Academy in Budapest for one year but did not graduate. He started singing with the Hungarian Army chorus in 1958 before becoming a soloist in National Theatre of Szeged in Hungary. In Europe he sang in many opera houses, including Vlaamse Opera and La Scala in Milan. Beginning in 1989, József Gregor appeared in the US with the Portland Opera and later with the Houston Grand Opera (with Cecilia Bartoli at her American debut) and the Metropolitan Opera (with Bryn Terfel). His most famous roles included Sarastro, Osmin, Falstaff, Don Pasquale, Dulcamara, Don Basilio, Don Bartolo, Don Magnifico, Boris Godunov, Varlaam, Philip II, Bluebeard etc., roles in masses and oratorios, musicals (Tevye, Caiaphas), and songs. He died in Szeged of gastric cancer.
