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Samuel Ramey

Samuel Ramey

Actor Mar 28 (age 84) Colby, Kansas, USA 1971–2015 (44 year career)
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Biography

Samuel Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique which enabled him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini but with enough vocal power to handle the more overtly dramatic roles in Verdi, Puccini, and Meyerbeer operas. Ramey graduated from Colby High School in Colby, Kansas in 1960. He studied music in high school and in colle…

Known For

Amadeus
Film

Amadeus

Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
Over the Garden Wall
Film

Over the Garden Wall

The Beast (voice)
Carmen
Film

Carmen

Escamillo
Don Giovanni
Film

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni
Puccini: Turandot
Film

Puccini: Turandot

Timur
Mefistofele
Film

Mefistofele

Mefistofele
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
Film

The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

Rambaldo
Faust
Film

Faust

Méphistophélès

Filmography