RIP Theodor Uppman
Theodor Uppman died on Thursday. He was 85.
His claim to fame was of course as Billy Budd, first in the world premiere and later on Television. He was very much a presence on the Met stage through the 50s and 70s, making his mark in a handful of roles including Papageno, Paquillo in La Perichole, Pelleas and Masetto (but unfortunately not Billy Budd, which entered the Met repertoire in the season after his last).
My opera going days overlapped his career by only few years, but I missed seeing him live. Still, there are a few recordings (a Met La Perichole and of course Billy Budd), which indicate what a fine artist he was. He was a teacher in later years and very visible in NY musical life. He will be much missed.
NY Times obituary
His claim to fame was of course as Billy Budd, first in the world premiere and later on Television. He was very much a presence on the Met stage through the 50s and 70s, making his mark in a handful of roles including Papageno, Paquillo in La Perichole, Pelleas and Masetto (but unfortunately not Billy Budd, which entered the Met repertoire in the season after his last).
My opera going days overlapped his career by only few years, but I missed seeing him live. Still, there are a few recordings (a Met La Perichole and of course Billy Budd), which indicate what a fine artist he was. He was a teacher in later years and very visible in NY musical life. He will be much missed.
NY Times obituary
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