Cornell macneil biography


Artist profile: cornell macneil, one of the great american...

Cornell MacNeil

American baritone

Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011[1]) was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles.

Cornell macneil biography

  • Cornell macneil si puo
  • Artist profile: cornell macneil, one of the great american
  • Cornell macneil rigoletto
  • Cornell mcneal wichita ks

    • Opera News opined he "was a great baritone in era of great baritones — Warren, Gobbi, Merrill, Milnes — and in the contemporary press, comparisons to his colleagues were frequent. But MacNeil's performances had singular musical richness, and moral and intellectual complexity that were his alone.

    MacNeil may have had rivals, but he had no equals."[2]

    Life and career

    Cornell MacNeil was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a dentist and a singer.[1] He was interested in opera from a young age, but suffered from severe asthma, which also contributed to his rejection from World War II.[1] He then took on a wartime job as a lathe operator, after which, on his mother's advice, began his vocal