Opie, Alan
Opie, Alan (b Redruth, 1945). Eng. baritone. Opera début SW 1969 (Papageno in Die Zauberflöte). CG début 1971. Created Oblonsky in Hamilton's Anna Karenina, ENO 1981. Title-role in Háry János, Buxton Fest. 1982. Bayreuth début 1987 (Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger).
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