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Theodore Lambrinos
Theodore Lambrinos (25 July 1935 – 29 March 2021) was an American baritone opera singer known for his performance of ''Rigoletto'' and other works by Giuseppe Verdi. Early life and musical training Lambrinos was born in Brooklyn to Greek immigrant parents. His father became the Greek featherweight champion, with 80 fights in New York City. While working in his father's furniture refinishing business after high school, Lambrinos joined a Greek church choir. He was encouraged to study voice and after one lesson, had his first audition for the Russian Don Cossack Choir. He was hired on the spot to tour the country singing twenty Russian songs. Lambrinos immediately took the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan, burst into the Russian Tea Room and asked the waiters to phonetically teach him the Russian words. He subsequently toured throughout the USA and performed in Broadway theater, Broadway, off-Broadway and summer stock productions. Anton Coppola changed the course of Lambrinos' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
