Samuel Ramey
Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique which enabled him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini but with enough vocal power to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi, Puccini, and Meyerbeer operas. Ramey...
Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique which enabled him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini but with enough vocal power to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi, Puccini, and Meyerbeer operas. Ramey...
Known For
Amadeus
as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
Carmen
as Escamillo
Don Giovanni
as Don Giovanni
Cast Credits
Puccini: Turandot
as Timur
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
as Rambaldo
Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon
as Comte des Grieux
Nabucco
as Zaccaria
Don Quichotte
as Don Quichotte
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla
as Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/Dapertutto
Faust
as Méphistophélès
On the Town
as Pitkin
I Lombardi - The Met
as Pagano
Don Carlo
as Filippo II
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress
as Nick Shadow
Attila
as Attila
Semiramide
as Assur
Don Giovanni
as Don Giovanni
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
as Bluebeard
Mefistofele
as Mefistofele
Carmen
as Escamillo
Don Giovanni
as Don Giovanni
Macbeth
as Banco (voice)
Verdi Macbeth Chailly
as Banquo
Robert le Diable
as Bertram
Amadeus
as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
Il viaggio a Reims
as Lord Sidney