Lauritz Melchior
Singer, Musical Artist
1890 – 1973
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Who was Lauritz Melchior?
Lauritz Melchior was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1890
Copenhagen - Also known as
- Melchior, Lauritz
- Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
- Spouses
- Maria Hacker
(1925/05/26 - 1963) - Inger Nathanson
(1915/11 - 1924) - Mary Markham
(1964 - 1966)
- Maria Hacker
- Children
- Nationality
- Denmark
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 19, 1973
Santa Monica
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on July 23, 2013
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