Octave Dua
Octave Dua (28 February 1882, Ghent - 8 March 1952, Brussels) was a Belgian operatic tenor.[1]
Biography
He was born on 28 February 1882 in Ghent.
He made his professional debut at La Monnaie in 1907 as Jeník in The Bartered Bride. From 1915-1922 he sang for the Chicago Opera Association and from 1919-1921 he performed at the Metropolitan Opera.[2]
In 1922 he had a tumor of the neck removed in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
He was committed to the Royal Opera, London from 1924 to 1939.[4]
He died on 8 March 1952 in Brussels.
References
- ^ Soper, Richard T. (1999). Belgian opera houses and singers. Reprint Co. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-87152-516-1.
- ^ Davis, Ronald L. (1966). Opera in Chicago. Appleton-Century. p. 116. OCLC 689486.
- ^ "Octave Dua, Tenor, Operated On". New York Times. March 14, 1922.
- ^ Steane, J. B. (2008). Laura Macy (ed.). The Grove Book of Opera Singers. Oxford University Press.
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