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CodeDS/UK/8016
NameMelchior; Lauritz (1890-1973); Danish tenor
Dates1890-1973
GenderMale
BiographyLauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 19 March 1973) was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type.

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