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Leo Goeke

Born 6 Nov 1936Died 18 Sept 2012United States0 albums

American opera singer

Biography

Leo Goeke (November 6, 1937, Kirksville, Missouri — September 18, 2012, Pittsfield, Massachusetts) was an American operatic tenor who had an active international career from the 1960s through the 1980s. He was particularly admired for his portrayal of Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1975 and its subsequent revivals there in 1977, 1978 and 1980. He was also lauded for his portrayal of Gandhi I in Philip Glass’ Satyagraha which he performed in a production staged by Achim Freyer at the Stuttgart Opera in 1983. Other opera companies which he sang leading roles with included the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, the Royal Opera, London, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Portland Opera among others. Goeke was an alumnus of Missouri Teachers College, Louisiana State University, and Iowa State University. He also studied voice at the Metropolitan Opera Studio. From 1994-2004 he was a professor of voice and director of the opera theatre program at DePauw University.

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Songs recorded

  1. I Pagliacci: Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba
  2. I vespri siciliani: Atto I. “D’ira fremo all’aspetto tremendo”
  3. I vespri siciliani: Atto I. “Egli! Oh, ciel!”
  4. I vespri siciliani: Atto I. “In alto mare”; “Deh! tu calma, O Dio possente”
  5. I vespri siciliani: Atto I. “O donna!”
  6. I vespri siciliani: Atto II. “Del piacer s’avanza l’ora!”
  7. I vespri siciliani: Atto II. “Il rossor mi coprì!”
  8. I vespri siciliani: Atto II. “Per lui non ebbi oltraggio!”
  9. I vespri siciliani: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah, donna! pietade, amici!”
  10. I vespri siciliani: Atto III, scena 2. “Fra ceppi, olà s’adduca ognun”
  11. La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo: "Io più di tutti, o Amina"
  12. La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo: "Perdona, o mia diletta"
  13. La traviata: Atto II. “Alfredo!... Voi!...”
  14. La traviata: Atto II. “Noi siamo zingarelle - Di Madride noi siam mattadori”
  15. La traviata: “Dell'invito trascorsa” (coro)
  16. La traviata: “Di Madride noi siam mattatori" (Gastone - Coro)
  17. Pagliacci: Act I. "Eh! Son qua! Son qua!" (villagers, Canio, Peppe)
  18. Pagliacci: Act I. "Mi accordan di parlar?" (Canio, villagers)
  19. Pagliacci: Act I. "Via di lì" (Canio, villagers, Tonio, a villager, Peppe, another villager)
  20. Pagliacci: Act II. "Di fare il segno convenuto" (Colombina, Taddeo, Arlecchino)
  21. Pagliacci: Act II. "Ebben, se mi giudichi" (Nedda, Canio, villagers, Silvio, Peppe, Tonio)
  22. Pagliacci: Act II. "O Colombina" (Arlecchino)
  23. Pagliacci: Act II. "Ohè!.. Ohè!" (villagers, Tonio, Peppe, Silvio, Nedda)

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