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Richard Cassilly (December 14, 1927 – January 30, 1998) was an American operatic tenor who had a major international opera career between 1954-90. Cassilly "was a mainstay in the heldentenor repertory in opera houses around the world for 30 years", and particularly excelled in Wagnerian roles like Tristan, Siegmund and Tannhäuser, and in dramatic parts that required both stamina and vocal weight, such as Giuseppe Verdi's Otello and Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson.
He was an admired Don José in Carmen and sang almost all of the leading Puccini tenor roles. Standing at 6'3" and possessing a 250-pound frame The New York Times described him as "a burly tenor with a bright ping on the top notes who had a supple lyric quality [to his voice]", and "was known to bring a musical intelligence and uncommonly clear diction to his work."
Cassilly spent the early years of his opera career singing primarily with the New York City Opera between 1955–1966, often portraying roles in obscure and contemporary operas. During these years he also traveled frequently throughout North America, appearing with most of the major opera companies in the United States and Canada. In 1965 he launched a major international opera career when he portrayed the title role in a critically acclaimed production of Heinrich Sutermeister's Raskolnikoff at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. This performance earned him a contract with the Hamburg State Opera as their leading in-house dramatic tenor, a position he held from 1965-1978. Engagements with other major companies soon followed, and by 1973 Cassilly had sung leading roles with almost every major opera house in Europe, including La Scala, the Opéra National de Paris, the Vienna State Opera, and the Bavarian State Opera.
Landgraf: John Macurdy Wolfram: Bernd Weikl Tannhäuser: Richard Cassilly Met Opera Orchestra & Chorus. James Levine conductor
Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix - Richard Cassilly & Shirley Verret - La Scala Milan 1970 Live Conductor: George Pretre Dalila Shirley Verrett Samson: Richard Cassilly High Priest of Dagon: Robert Massard Abilmelech, Satrap of Gaza: Giovanni Foiani Philistine Messenger: Piero de Palma Old Hebrew: Leonardo Monreale First Philistine: Gianfranco Manganotti Second Philistine: Silvio Maionica
Richard Cassilly & Giuseppe Taddei sing "Si, pel ciel" from Act II of Verdi's Otello
With Richard Cassilly and Norman Treigle, The Houston Symphony, Walter Herbert cond.
Astrid Varnay, Marie Collier & Richard Cassilly sing an excerpt from the final scene of Janacek's Jenufa in English 1968 Rafael Kubelik, conductor
"Sì! rival... regnante..." Opera: Beatrice di Tenda; Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Beatrice: Joan Sutherland; Agnese: Marilyn Horne; Filippo: Enzo Sordello; Orombello: Richard Cassilly; Dir.: Nicola Rescigno. New York, 1961
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Giulietta Simionato & Richard Cassilly sing "Deserto è il luogo" from I Capuleti e I Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini Orchestra of the American Opera Society Arnold Gamson, conductor New York, 14.X.1958
Elinor Ross & Richard Cassily sings "O namenlose Freude" from "Fidelio" by Ludwig van Beethoven Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel, conductor Blossom Music Center, 26.VIII.1976
"Nulla diss'io...Angiol di pace all'anima" Opera: Beatrice di Tenda; Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Beatrice: Joan Sutherland; Agnese: Marilyn Horne; Filippo: Enzo Sordello; Orombello: Richard Cassilly; Dir.: Nicola Rescigno. New York, 1961
"Al tuo fallo ammenda festi..." Opera: Beatrice di Tenda; Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Beatrice: Joan Sutherland; Agnese: Marilyn Horne; Filippo: Enzo Sordello; Orombello: Richard Cassilly; Dir.: Nicola Rescigno. New York, 1961
Music and libretto by Alban Berg, after the play by Georg Büchner Wozzeck: Toni Blankenheim Marie: Sena Jurinac Drum Major: Richard Cassilly Andres: Peter Haage Captain: Gerhard Unger Doctor: Hans Sotin Workman I: Kurt Moll Workman II: Franz Grundheber Idiot: Kurt Marschner Margret: Elisabeth Steiner Marie's son: Martina Schumacher The Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra The Chorus of the Hamburg State Opera Conducted by Bruno Maderna Directed for television by Joachim Hess Set design: Herbert Kirchhoff Costumes: Helmut Jürgens Recorded 1970, Hamburg State Opera Video: H.264/AVC encoded, Standard Definition (480p) Audio: 2.0 LPCM mono (lossless)
------------------------------------------------------------ Director: Joachim Hess Writers: Alban Berg (libretto), Georg Büchner (play) Stars: Toni Blankenheim, Richard Cassilly, Gerhard Unger ------------------------------------------------------------ Toni Blankenheim - Wozzeck Richard Cassilly - Tambourmajor Gerhard Unger - Hauptmann Hans Sotin - Doktor Peter Haage - Andres Kurt Marschner - Der Narr Kurt Moll - 1. Handwerksbursch Franz Grundheber - 2. Handwerksbursch Sena Jurinac - Marie Elisabeth Steiner - Margaret Martina Schumacher - Mariens Knabe Hamburg State Opera Bruno Maderna - conductor Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chorus of the Hamburg State http://www.allmusic.com/album/alban-berg-wozzeck-dvd-video-mw0001397307 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257...
Richard Cassilly - Marita Napier - Norman Bailey - John Macurdy - Mario Solomonoff - Ricardo Cassinelli - Raúl Giménez - Luis Bragato. Dirección: Franz Paul Decker
Die tschechische Mezzosopranistin Eva Randová (*1936 in Kolin) als Venus im 1. Akt der Oper "Tannhäuser" von Wagner. Eva Randová war ab 1970 Ensemblemitglied der Staatsoper Stuttgart und sang u.a. in Bayreuth (Fricka im "Jahrhundertring" von Patrice Chérau und Kundry), Salzburg, Berlin, Köln, Wien, Paris, London und New York. Ihr Partner ist der amerikanische Tenor Richard Cassilly (1927-1998) als Tannhäuser.
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The renowned opera director Peter Sellars talks about his celebrated career. With Toronto Star's Richard Ouzounian. Presented with the Canadian Opera Company. Visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca.
Maria Callas, master class at Juilliard Giuseppe Verdi: Aida "L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia" - Amneris (mezzo-soprano); part 1 Student: Sheila Nadler Entire master class: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=09F93460516754C7 For a sortable chart of all the lessons, see: http://sites.google.com/site/operalala/CallasJuilliard . .