James King

30 pieces since 2009 — in 13 roles, at 8 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

30 pieces
13 roles
8 companies
18 years

1 piece as Siegmund — stats above show all coverage for James King.

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A ‘Ring’ for the rest of us

I was once accused—by my own mother, mind you!—of having too many recordings of Verdi’s Aida.  The blistering audacity of that recrimination did get me to thinking: How many recordings of Aida is too many? I mean, you’ve got the old classic you cut your teeth on. Then there’s he one where the tenor and […]

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