Monte Pederson (21 August 1958, Sunnyside, Washington – 6 November 2001, Kreuth, Germany) was an American
operatic
bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...
. He sang in leading roles with important
opera houses internationally, including
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
, the
Deutsche Oper Berlin, the
Lyric Opera of Chicago, the
Metropolitan Opera, the
San Francisco Opera and the
Vienna State Opera. In 1996, he created the role of Gyges in the world premiere of
Alexander von Zemlinsky's ''
Der König Kandaules
''Der König Kandaules'' (''King Kandaules'') is an opera in three acts by the Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. Its libretto was adapted by the composer from Franz Blei's German translation of the play ''Le roi Candaule'' by French autho ...
'' at the
Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''General ...
.
In 2001, he sang the role of Oedipe in
George Enesco's ''
Oedipe
Oedipus (, ; grc-gre, Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby ...
''.
References
1958 births
2001 deaths
American operatic bass-baritones
20th-century American male opera singers
People from Sunnyside, Washington
Singers from Washington (state)
Deaths from cancer in Germany
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