1942Born, Colby
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Samuel 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 which enabled him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini but with enough vocal power to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi, Puccini, and Meyerbeer operas. Ramey graduated from Colby High School in Colby, Kansas in 1960. He studied music in high school and in college at Kansas State University, as well as at Wichita State with Arthur Newman. At Kansas State, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Ramey was in the chorus of Don Giovanni in 1963, with…
Known for
AmadeusFigaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
Over the Garden WallThe Beast (voice)
Great PerformancesMefistofele
CarmenEscamillo
Puccini: TurandotTimur2015Turandot - Wichita Grand OperaMovie
2009Puccini: TurandotTimurMovie
2009The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La RondineRambaldoMovie
2007Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: ManonComte des GrieuxMovie
2001NabuccoZaccariaMovie
2000Don QuichotteDon QuichotteMovie
1996Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla ScallaLindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/DapertuttoMovie
1995FaustMéphistophélèsMovie
1993On the TownPitkinMovie
1993I Lombardi - The MetPaganoMovie
1992Don CarloFilippo IIMovie
1992Stravinsky: The Rake’s ProgressNick ShadowMovie
1991AttilaAttilaMovie
1990SemiramideAssurMovie
1990Don GiovanniDon GiovanniMovie
1989Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)BluebeardMovie
1989MefistofeleMefistofeleMovie
1988CarmenEscamilloMovie
1987Don GiovanniDon GiovanniMovie
1987MacbethBanco (voice)Movie
1987MacbethBanquoMovie
1985Robert le DiableBertramMovie
1984AmadeusFigaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)Movie
1984Il viaggio a ReimsLord SidneyMovie
1976New York City Opera: The Barber of SevilleBasilioMovie
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