Robert Weede /ˈwiË di/ (February , â€" July , ) was an American
operatic baritone.Born Robert Wiedefeld in Baltimore, Maryland, Weede
studied voice at the Eastman School of Music and in Milan. He made his
Metropolitan Opera debut in , as Tonio in Pagliacci. His other roles
at the Metropolitan included the name part in Rigoletto (opposite
Jussi Björling), Amonasro (Aïda), Manfredo (L'amore dei tre re),
Shaklovity (Khovanshchina) and Baron Scarpia (Tosca). It was with
Rigoletto that he made his debuts in Chicago (), San Francisco (), and
at the New York City Opera ().At the New York City Opera, Weede also
sang in Pagliacci and in the world premiere of William Grant Still's
Troubled Island, opposite Marie Powers, Marguerite Piazza and Robert
McFerrin. In Mexico City, the baritone appeared with Maria Callas in ,
in Aïda and Tosca. Later, he sang again with Callas in Chicago, in Il
trovatore and Madama Butterfly.In , he scored a great success on
Broadway as Tony Esposito in the original production of Frank
Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, which was recorded by Columbia
Records. He was also seen on Broadway in Milk and Honey (â€", also
recorded) and Cry for Us All ().
operatic baritone.Born Robert Wiedefeld in Baltimore, Maryland, Weede
studied voice at the Eastman School of Music and in Milan. He made his
Metropolitan Opera debut in , as Tonio in Pagliacci. His other roles
at the Metropolitan included the name part in Rigoletto (opposite
Jussi Björling), Amonasro (Aïda), Manfredo (L'amore dei tre re),
Shaklovity (Khovanshchina) and Baron Scarpia (Tosca). It was with
Rigoletto that he made his debuts in Chicago (), San Francisco (), and
at the New York City Opera ().At the New York City Opera, Weede also
sang in Pagliacci and in the world premiere of William Grant Still's
Troubled Island, opposite Marie Powers, Marguerite Piazza and Robert
McFerrin. In Mexico City, the baritone appeared with Maria Callas in ,
in Aïda and Tosca. Later, he sang again with Callas in Chicago, in Il
trovatore and Madama Butterfly.In , he scored a great success on
Broadway as Tony Esposito in the original production of Frank
Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, which was recorded by Columbia
Records. He was also seen on Broadway in Milk and Honey (â€", also
recorded) and Cry for Us All ().
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