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Additional training readied him for bayreuth, where he sang 192431, and he remained the preeminent wagnerian tenor of. He was married to mary markham, maria hacker and inger nathanson. The lauritz melchior international singing competition 6 november 2010 preliminary round, with piano accompaniment november 6th, 2010 quarterfinal, with piano accompaniment november 7th, 2010 semifinal, with the aalborg symphony orchestra november 10th, 2010 gala finale, with the aalborg symphony orchestra november th, 2010. He was the preeminent wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has since come to be considere.
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