José van Dam
oseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance. He...
oseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance. He...
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Amours divins !
as Self - Chanteur
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue
as Barbe Bleue
Don Quichotte
as Don Quichotte
L'Amour des trois Oranges - Prokofiev
as Tchélio
Louise - Opera National de Paris
as The father
Man of La Mancha
as Don Quixote / Cervantes
Verdi: Don Carlos
as Philippe II
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
as Lindorf / Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto
The Damnation of Faust
as Mephistopheles (baritono)
The Music Teacher
as Joachim Dallayrac
Falstaff
as Sir John Falstaff
Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem
as Self - Bass Baritone
Don Giovanni
as Leporello
Il Trovatore - Verdi
as Ferrando
Otello
as Lodovico
Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann
as Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto