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James Morris

James Morris

Birthday: 1947-01-10

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography: James Peppler Morris (born 10 January 1947) is a leading American bass-baritone opera singer. He is known for his interpretation of the role of Wotan in Richard Wagner's operatic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen. The Metropolitan Opera video recording of the complete cycle with Morris as Wotan has been described as an "exceptional issue on every count." It was broadcast on PBS in 1990, to the largest viewing audience of the Ring Cycle in human history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Otello
Otello

Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great ac...

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Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold

From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge...

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Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domin...

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Die Walküre
Die Walküre

The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this sec...

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Puccini: La bohème
Puccini: La bohème

"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performe...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performanc...

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Verdi: Macbeth
Verdi: Macbeth

Macbeth" was Giuseppe Verdi's first attempt at music drama and also the first manifestation of his p...

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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pap...

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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we ha...

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fa...

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Siegfried
Siegfried

Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the N...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet
The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet

After over a century out of the Met’s repertoire, audiences were thrilled to discover just what a se...

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Billy Budd
Billy Budd

John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role o...

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Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera

Renata Scotto is the innocent Luisa, very much in love with Rodolfo (Plácido Domingo in one of his b...

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Anna Bolena
Anna Bolena

King Henry VIII (Enrico VIII) of 16th century England falls in love with his queen's lady-in-waiting...

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Cosi Fan Tutte
Cosi Fan Tutte

An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand f...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, ...

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Macbeth
Macbeth

Verdi's opera performed at the celebrated Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Kostas Paskalis, James Morris...

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Otello - The Met
Otello - The Met

Jon Vickers was one of the most magnetic singing actors of the 20th century and Otello one of his gr...

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