John Reardon (April , â€" April , ) was an American baritone and
actor who was noted for his performances on television, including many
appearances on the PBS children's television show Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood.Making his debut with the New York City Opera in , he
sang roles with them until , returning in for performances as Danilo
in The Merry Widow. Reardon was a member of the New York Metropolitan
Opera from until , appearing in such operas as Carmen and Jenufa. In
, Reardon created the role of Orin Mannon (the equivalent of Orestes
in Aeschylus' Oresteia) in the world premiere of Marvin David Levy's
Mourning Becomes Electra.His last performance at the Met was as
Papageno in The Magic Flute on April , . He co-starred with Phil
Silvers on Broadway in the Jule Styne musical Do Re Mi, introducing
the standard song "Make Someone Happy". He also appeared on Broadway
in New Faces of and Gian Carlo Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker
Street. He performed the role of Schaunard in the famous recording of
La Boheme conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. In he created a main role
of Mr. McC in a nine-minute opera Introductions and Good-Byes by Lukas
Foss, premiered on May , in New York City with New York Philharmonic
conducted by Leonard Bernstein. In he created the role of Dr. Stone
in the premiere of Menotti's Help, Help, the Globolinks! at the Santa
Fe Opera.
actor who was noted for his performances on television, including many
appearances on the PBS children's television show Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood.Making his debut with the New York City Opera in , he
sang roles with them until , returning in for performances as Danilo
in The Merry Widow. Reardon was a member of the New York Metropolitan
Opera from until , appearing in such operas as Carmen and Jenufa. In
, Reardon created the role of Orin Mannon (the equivalent of Orestes
in Aeschylus' Oresteia) in the world premiere of Marvin David Levy's
Mourning Becomes Electra.His last performance at the Met was as
Papageno in The Magic Flute on April , . He co-starred with Phil
Silvers on Broadway in the Jule Styne musical Do Re Mi, introducing
the standard song "Make Someone Happy". He also appeared on Broadway
in New Faces of and Gian Carlo Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker
Street. He performed the role of Schaunard in the famous recording of
La Boheme conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. In he created a main role
of Mr. McC in a nine-minute opera Introductions and Good-Byes by Lukas
Foss, premiered on May , in New York City with New York Philharmonic
conducted by Leonard Bernstein. In he created the role of Dr. Stone
in the premiere of Menotti's Help, Help, the Globolinks! at the Santa
Fe Opera.
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