1. Sherrill Milnes was born on January 10,1935 and is an American dramatic baritone most famous for his Verdi roles.
16 Facts About Sherrill Milnes
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Sherrill Milnes's voice is a high dramatic baritone, combining good legato with an incisive rhythmic style.
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Sherrill Milnes attended North Central College before transferring to Drake University and Northwestern University.
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Sherrill Milnes was awarded an honorary doctorate from North Central College in 2006.
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Sherrill Milnes began his career with the Opera Company of Boston in 1960, joining Boris Goldovsky's Opera Theater, and debuting as Masetto in Don Giovanni.
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From very early on in his career, Sherrill Milnes was managed by well-known talent manager Herbert Barrett.
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In 1964, Sherrill Milnes made his first major breakthrough singing the role of Valentin in Gounod's Faust at the New York City Opera, the role with which he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1965.
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In 1964, Sherrill Milnes made his European debut singing Figaro from The Barber of Seville at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan.
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Sherrill Milnes was the leading baritone at the Met during the 1970s, singing to great acclaim there, especially for his performances in Verdi operas.
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Sherrill Milnes' talents were not confined solely to the stage.
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Sherrill Milnes had been initiated into the Fraternity's Alpha Beta chapter at Drake University in 1954.
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In September 1996, Sherrill Milnes was honored by the French government with the distinguished Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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Sherrill Milnes is currently a professor emeritus in voice at Northwestern University.
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Sherrill Milnes is a recipient of Yale University's Sanford Medal.
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Sherrill Milnes was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln by the Governor of Illinois in 2003 in the area of The Performing Arts.
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Sherrill Milnes has been a resident of Cresskill, New Jersey, and currently resides in Palm Harbor, Florida with his wife and son, Theo.