Loren Driscoll (April , â€" April , ) was an American tenor who had
an active international career from the s through the mid-s. Driscoll
was particularly noted for his performances in contemporary operas and
sang in many world premieres.Driscoll was born in Midwest, Wyoming and
after studies at Syracuse University and Boston University made his
professional operatic debut in as Dr. Cajus in Verdi's Falstaff with
Opera of Boston. During the late s and early s Driscoll sang several
roles with Santa Fé Opera. He made his company debut there in as Tom
Rakewell in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress and went on to sing Edgar
Linton in the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Wuthering Heights ()
and Hermann in the United States premiere of Paul Hindemith's Neues
vom Tage (). In Driscoll became a principal singer with the Deutsche
Oper Berlin and remained based with company for the next years, while
also singing at the Salzburg Festival, Glyndebourne, and several other
European and North American opera houses. His great performance at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin as Lord Barrat in the opera Der junge Lord by
Hans Werner Henze () awarded him the honorary title of
"Kammersänger".He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in as David in
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, a role he sang times with the
company between and . He also appeared at the Met as Alfred in their
production of Die Fledermaus.In the s Driscoll also sang in several
Broadway musicals: as the Imam of the Mosque/The Bangle Man in Kismet,
Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady, and Jerry Devine in the premiere
of Marc Blitzstein's Juno (). Also for Blitzstein, Driscoll performed
the role of Leo Hubbard in the composer's Regina with the New York
City Opera in , and appears on the recording of that production. Also
on record, he can be heard singing in English language performances of
Stravinsky's Renard the Fox and The Wedding (the recording of which
features Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, and Roger Sessions
playing the four pianos). Both recordings were conducted by Stravinsky
himself.
an active international career from the s through the mid-s. Driscoll
was particularly noted for his performances in contemporary operas and
sang in many world premieres.Driscoll was born in Midwest, Wyoming and
after studies at Syracuse University and Boston University made his
professional operatic debut in as Dr. Cajus in Verdi's Falstaff with
Opera of Boston. During the late s and early s Driscoll sang several
roles with Santa Fé Opera. He made his company debut there in as Tom
Rakewell in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress and went on to sing Edgar
Linton in the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Wuthering Heights ()
and Hermann in the United States premiere of Paul Hindemith's Neues
vom Tage (). In Driscoll became a principal singer with the Deutsche
Oper Berlin and remained based with company for the next years, while
also singing at the Salzburg Festival, Glyndebourne, and several other
European and North American opera houses. His great performance at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin as Lord Barrat in the opera Der junge Lord by
Hans Werner Henze () awarded him the honorary title of
"Kammersänger".He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in as David in
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, a role he sang times with the
company between and . He also appeared at the Met as Alfred in their
production of Die Fledermaus.In the s Driscoll also sang in several
Broadway musicals: as the Imam of the Mosque/The Bangle Man in Kismet,
Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady, and Jerry Devine in the premiere
of Marc Blitzstein's Juno (). Also for Blitzstein, Driscoll performed
the role of Leo Hubbard in the composer's Regina with the New York
City Opera in , and appears on the recording of that production. Also
on record, he can be heard singing in English language performances of
Stravinsky's Renard the Fox and The Wedding (the recording of which
features Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, and Roger Sessions
playing the four pianos). Both recordings were conducted by Stravinsky
himself.
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