Eric Halfvarson

American opera singer

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Born: December 1, 1951
Birthplace: Aurora
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: opera singer
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, performing artist
, singer
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Eric Halfvarson is an American operatic bass. He made his professional debut in 1973 with the Lake George Opera as Don Basilio in Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Since then he has specialized in the repertoire for the basso profundo, singing such roles as the Grand Inquisitor in Verdi's Don Carlos, Sarastro in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss and Wagner's König Heinrich in Lohengrin, Hagen in Götterdämmerung and Hunding in Die Walküre, as well as Claggart in Britten's Billy Budd. He has sung in many theaters including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Royal Opera House in London, La Fenice in Venice, La Scala in Milan, the Wiener Staatsoper and Deutsche Oper Berlin. He has taken part in the Bayreuth Festival.

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Given name: Eric
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Voice type: bass
Instrument: voice
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Field of work: singing
opera

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