George Shirley
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George Irving Shirley (born April 18, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a renowned tenor opera singer.
He is a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.[1][2][3] Shirley is the first African-American tenor to sing leading roles for the Metropolitan Opera.[2]
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- Biography of Shirley from Afrocentric Voices
- Biography of Shirley from the University of Michigan
- George Shirley interview by Bruce Duffie
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Categories:
- 1934 births
- American educators
- African-American opera singers
- American operatic tenors
- Grammy Award-winning artists
- Living people
- Musicians from Detroit, Michigan
- Musicians from Indianapolis, Indiana
- University of Maryland, College Park faculty
- University of Michigan faculty
- Wayne State University alumni
- Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
