Michael Devlin (born November 27, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American opera singer who is internationally known as a bass-baritone and singing-actor.
The protégé of the great Norman Treigle, Devlin began his career with the New Orleans Opera Association, where he debuted in a small role in La bohème (with Audrey Schuh as Mimì), in 1963. His next appearance was as Spalanzani in Les contes d'Hoffmann (a performance now available on Compact Discs, from VAI), with Beverly Sills and Treigle, in 1964. He was subsequently seen in Werther (opposite Giuseppe di Stefano), Carmen, Ariadne auf Naxos, Aïda (as Amonasro, with Marisa Galvany) and, in 1999, returned for The Ballad of Baby Doe (as William Jennings Bryan).
Devlin made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1978 as Escamillo in Carmen. His other performances at that venue have included Hänsel und Gretel (as Peter), Les contes d'Hoffmann (as the Villains, opposite Plácido Domingo), Die Fledermaus (as Dr Falke), Bluebeard's Castle (with Jessye Norman), Salome (as Jokanaan), Samson et Dalila (as Abimélech), Faust, and Wozzeck (as the Doctor), altogether singing 229 performances in over thirty years with the Met. He has also appeared with companies in Chicago, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Verona, Madrid, London (Salome at Covent Garden), Paris, Prague, Los Angeles (Don Pizarro in Fidelio, with Karan Armstrong), San Francisco (Il prigioniero), Santa Fe (Figaro, Count Almaviva, Don Giovanni, Onegin),etc.
In 2020, Opera Depot published a 1971 performance of Charpentier's Louise, from the City Opera, with Devlin as the Father, conducted by Charles Wendelken-Wilson.
Berg: Wozzeck [as the Doctor] (Dalayman, Neumann, Struckmann; Levine, Lamos, 2001) [live] Metropolitan Opera
Related Research Articles
Teresa Stratas, OC, is a retired operatic soprano from Canada of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.
Anja Silja Regina Langwagen is a German soprano who is known for her great abilities as a singing-actress and for the vastness of her repertoire.
Sir David McVicar is a Scottish opera and theatre director.
Norman Treigle (né Adanelle Wilfred Treigle was an American operatic bass-baritone, who was acclaimed for his great abilities as a singing-actor, and specialized in roles that evoked villainy and terror.
Spiro Samuel Malas was a Greek-American bass-baritone opera singer and actor.
Claramae Turner was an American operatic contralto, perhaps best known for her appearance in the film Carousel (1956), adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name.
Audrey Schuh is an American operatic soprano. She studied at Loyola University of the South.
Susanne Marsee is an American mezzo-soprano of note, particularly acclaimed as a singing-actress.
Harry Theyard is an American operatic tenor.
Karan Armstrong is an American operatic soprano, who is celebrated as a singing-actress.
Joy Clements was an American lyric coloratura soprano who had a substantial opera and concert career from 1956 through the late 1970s. She notably sang regularly with both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960s through the early 1970s. She also traveled regularly for performances with opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States but only appeared in a relatively few number of performances internationally.
Richard Fredricks is an American opera singer, and was one of the leading dramatic baritones of both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. He has also appeared on network television, performing on NBC's The Tonight Show and guest-starring on ABC's The Odd Couple.
Armando Agnini was a successful Italian stage director of opera.
This list includes opera productions of the Opera Group and Opera Company of Boston from 1958 to 1990.
Maralin Niska was an American operatic soprano. Well known as a singing-actress, she was a mainstay of the New York City Opera during the 1960s and 1970s She was also a regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera from 1970-1977.
Salvador Novoa is a Mexican dramatic tenor. He is especially known for the operas of Alberto Ginastera.
Knud D. Andersson was a German-born American conductor. He enjoyed a long association with the New Orleans Opera where he served as first assistant conductor and choral director from 1953-1965 and then music director and resident conductor from 1965 until his retirement in 1983. The city of New Orleans honored him with certificates of merit in 1957 and 1967.
David Morelock is an American stage director of opera.
Kenneth Riegel is an American opera tenor.
Giórgios Kokoliós-Bardi was a Greek tenor who often appeared with the Greek National Opera, as well as with international theatres.
References
Who's Who in Opera, edited by Maria F. Rich, Arno Press, 1976. ISBN0-405-06652-X
The New York City Opera: An American Adventure, by Martin L. Sokol (Annals by George Louis Mayer), Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc, 1981. ISBN0-02-612280-4
Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle, by Brian Morgan, iUniverse, 2006. ISBN0-595-38898-1
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
