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Cornelis Opthof
Born(1930-02-10)February 10, 1930
Rotterdam, Netherlands
DiedDecember 16, 2008(2008-12-16) (aged 78)
Toronto, Ontario
GenresOpera
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals

Cornelis Opthof (February 10, 1930 – December 16, 2008) was a Dutch-born Canadian bass-baritone who sang with the Canadian Opera Company for fifty years, its longest serving member.[1][2]

Biography

Opthof was born in Rotterdam in 1930 and immigrated to Canada in 1949 where he studied classical voice with Catharina Hendrikse. In 1957, he was awarded a scholarship at the Royal Conservatory of Music and, in 1959, he made his debut as Alcalde in La forza del destino with the Canadian Opera Company (where he remained a member for fifty years, performing in over 75 productions). He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1976, opposite Joan Sutherland as Riccardo, in I Puritani, having previously sung with her on a number of occasions which included being invited to Australia by Richard Bonynge to tour with his wife.[2]

He made some noteworthy recordings of songs by Arnold Schoenberg with Glenn Gould as an accompanist. He also made a number of opera recordings with Joan Sutherland.[3]

Opthof died in Toronto on December 16, 2008 and was survived by his wife Natalia and their three children.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
  2. ^ a b c "In memoriam Cornelis Opthof (1930–2008)" ( March 22, 2009) The Free Library
  3. ^ Cornelis Opthof at allmusic


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