John Gurney (bass-baritone)
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| Birthday |
13th June, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
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| Died |
6th August, 1997
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| Place of Death |
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Occupation Text |
Operatic bass-baritone
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John R. Gurney (June 13, 1902 — August 6, 1997) was an American bass-baritone who had an active career as an opera, concert, vaudeville, and musical theatre performer from the 1920s through the 1940s. He was a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from 1936 through 1945 where he performed a total of 331 times. On the international stage he performed in operas at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. He is best remembered for creating roles in the world premieres of Walter Damrosch's The Man Without a Country (1937, Colonel Morgan) and Douglas Moore's The Devil and Daniel Webster (1939, Jabez Stone). He recorded the role of Don Basilio in Rossini's The Barber of Seville which was released by RCA Camden in 1957. Gurney's son was the racecar driver Dan Gurney (also deceased).
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