Samuel Ramey

Born: 1942-03-28

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique to enable him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini, yet with power enough to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi and Puccini.


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Amadeus

as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
Released: 1984-09-19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a...

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Semiramide

as Assur
Released: 1990-12-22

In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her...

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Carmen

as Escamillo
Released: 1988-12-12

This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James...

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Macbeth

as Banco (voice)
Released: 1987-04-17

This production of Giuseppi Verdi's opera based on Macbeth, the famed play by William...

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Verdi Macbeth Chailly

as Banquo
Released: 1987-01-01

Claude D'Anna's film of Verdi's Macbeth is a gloomy affair, stressing the descent into madness...

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Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress

as Nick Shadow
Released: 1992-01-01

The Rake's Progress is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor...

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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

as Himself
Released: 1996-04-27

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

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I Lombardi - The Met

as Pagano
Released: 1993-12-21

James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music....

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Il viaggio a Reims

as Lord Sidney
Released: 1984-01-01

The historic 1984 revival performance of Il viaggio a Reims was the first time in over 150 years...

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Puccini: Turandot

as Timur
Released: 2009-11-07

Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a...

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Mefistofele

as Mefistofele
Released: 1989-01-01

1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of...

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Turandot - Wichita Grand Opera

as uncredited
Released: 2015-09-28

Wichita Grand Opera opens a new production of Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot on Friday, August...

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On the Town

as Pitkin
Released: 1993-12-22

A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in...

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Don Giovanni

as Don Giovanni
Released: 1987-07-18

Live performance from Salzburger Festspiele in 1987. Herbert von Karajan conducting the Wiener...

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The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

as Rambaldo
Released: 2009-01-10

This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns...

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Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)

as Bluebeard
Released: 1989-03-31

Bela Bartok's and Arnold Schoenberg's haunting excursions into the nightmare of the unconscious.

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Faust

as Méphistophélès
Released: 1995-01-01

1995 recorded performance of Charles Gounod's Faust at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, with...

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New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

as Basilio
Released: 1976-11-03

Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming...

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Don Carlo

as Filippo II
Released: 1992-12-01

This opera was filmed live at La Scala in 1992. The all-star cast includes Luciano Pavarotti,...

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Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon

as Comte des Grieux
Released: 2007-06-12

Natalie Dessay and Rolando Villazón bring Jules Massenet's classic opera to the stage in this...

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Attila

as Attila
Released: 1991-07-04

Live from La Scala 1991

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Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla

as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto
Released: 1996-11-17

Jacques Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) shown in the Teatro alla...

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Great Performances

as Mefistofele
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Over the Garden Wall

as The Beast (voice)
First aired: 2014-11-03

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in...

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