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Dennis O'Neill (tenor)

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Dennis O'Neill CBE (born 25 February 1948 in Pontardulais, Wales, UK) of Welsh and Irish parents, Dennis O'Neill is a world renowned tenor and popular recording artist.

In his time, Dennis O'Neill has been connected with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and the Welsh National Opera, Cardiff, Wales. He has given regular guest performances at the Metropolitan Opera New York, in Chicago, San Francisco, Zurich, Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Verona and Munich.

In the opera world, O'Neill is perhaps best known as a Verdi exponent. He performs song recitals and oratorios, especially the tenor part of the Verdi Requiem. In 2005 he was awarded the Verdi Medal by the Amici di Verdi. O'Neill is committed to the education of younger opera singers, and in Spring 2007 he became the director of the Cardiff International Academy of Voice.

O'Neill's recording career includes many solo albums and operas. He has performed in videos with Kiri te Kanawa and the conductor Georg Solti.

A generation before Bryn Terfel, O'Neill was a regular face on British TV. He has presented two TV shows, Dennis O'Neill (1987) and Dennis O'Neil and Friends (1989), amongst other TV performances, such the title role in Faust and Alfred in Die Fledermaus.

In 2006 O'Neill performed as Eleazar in La Juive (The Jewess) in the Royal Opera House concert in the Barbican. It was his 43rd visit to the ROH. In 2000 he was awarded the CBE.

References

  1. "Ammanford And District Choral Society". Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ "www.dennisoneilltenor.com".
  3. "La Juive - Opera Review". 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "MusicOMH.com (Interview)".

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