Robert nagy tenor biography of alberta
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Robert David Nagy, Metropolitan Opera tenor soloist: 1957-1988. Born: 3/3/29
He is now in retirement and living in North Ridgeville, Ohio
Robert discovered his singing voice at the age of 19 while singing with Mario Lanza
recordings.
Robert nagy tenor biography of alberta
He served in the Korean war on the front lines for 11 months.
He attended Cleveland Institute of Music and in his third year he entered the Metropolitan
Opera Guild Auditions of the Air in 1955. He won several scholarships
(Rockefeller, Weyerhauser, Ford etc.) and was asked by the Metropolitan Opera
to come to New York to study.
With almost no background in Opera,
Robert became the first and last apprentice to learn his trade on the stage of the Met.
He made his debut as Giuseppe in Traviata.
After ten years of study and secondary roles he was given a leading role contract.
He gradually became a house singer and a valuable first cover for all the famous
heavy tenors of the time which is called the