Whiskey Myers - Stone

LONDON (London) George (present. Fam. - Barnstein, Burnstein) (p. 30 V 1920, Montreal) - American singer (bass-baritone). In 1935 he settled in the United States (Los Angeles). He took singing lessons from R. Lert. In 1941 he made his debut as an opera singer. Improved by E. Rosati and P. Novikova. In 1947 he toured the US cities as part of a wok. trio "Belcanto" with M. Lanza (tenor) and F. Yind (soprano). Since 1949 he was a soloist of the Vienna State. operas, gained wide popularity in other countries (in 1954, the Austrian government awarded L. the honorary title of "chamber singer" - Kammersänger). In 1951 he was a soloist of the Metropolitan Opera, where he made his debut in the role of Amonasro (Aida). In 1952 he sang in the theater "La Scala" (Milan); In 1960 he performed in the USSR. L.'s performance is characterized by high wok. culture, it is different express. phrasing, a variety of timbre and emotional shades.Among the parties: Don Juan, Boris Godunov, Eugene Onegin; Wotan (Valkyrie), Scarpia (Tosca), Golo (Pelléas et Mélisande Debussy), Lindorf, Koppelius, Dapertutto and Dr. Miracle (Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann), Escamillo, Mephistopheles, etc.