Warren Ellsworth
October 28th, 1950 Worcester, Massachusetts – February. 25t, 1993 Houston, Texas
Warren Ellsworth studied at the Juilliard School in New York and at first sang as a lyric baritone making his debut
in 1976 in Houston with the Texas Opera Theater (as Malatesta). After re-studying as a tenor, he made his debut at Houston,
where in 1979 he sang Prince Paul in Offenbach's Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein. He made his UK debut at the WNO 1981 and
in 1983 sang Parsifal. Other debuts include: Bayreuth festival 1984; Covent Garden 1986 (with WNO); ENO (Parsifal);
Covent Garden 1988. He joined Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 1989, where his roles included Don José, Samson, Siegmund, Lohengrin, and Parsifal.
Last sang in London in 1991. He died from lymphoma.
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