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Dominic Cossa (born May 13, 1935) is an American operatic lyric baritone particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoire.〔Hamilton (1987) p. 94〕 ==Biography== Born in Jessup, Pennsylvania, Cossa studied with Anthony Marlowe in Detroit, Michigan, Robert Weede in Concord, California, and Armen Boyajian in New York City. He made his debut at the New York City Opera as Morales in 1961, and a week later sang Sharpless with the company. He won the American Opera Auditions in 1964 and was sent to Italy for debuts at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan and Teatro della Pergola in Florence.〔''New York Times'' (September 21, 1962)〕 He made his debut at the San Francisco Opera in 1967 as Zurga in ''Les pêcheurs de perles''. His Metropolitan Opera debut took place on January 30, 1970 as Silvio in ''Pagliacci''. Other roles there were Figaro in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Lescaut in ''Manon Lescaut'', Marcello in ''La bohème'', Mercutio in ''Romeo and Juliette'', Masetto in ''Don Giovanni'', Valentin in ''Faust'', Yeletsky in ''Pique Dame'', Germont in ''La traviata'', and Albert in ''Werther''. In 1976 he created the role of David Murphy in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's ''The Hero'' with the Opera Company of Philadelphia.〔Bender (June 14, 1976)〕 Cossa's left a few notable recordings of his best roles such as Belcore in ''L'elisir d'amore'' opposite Dame Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, Achillas in Handel's ''Giulio Cesare'' opposite Norman Treigle and Beverly Sills, Nevers in Meyerbeer's ''Les Huguenots'', again opposite Sutherland, Martina Arroyo and Huguette Tourangeau, and the baritone solo part in Roger Sessions' ''When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd''. He can also be heard on the Classical Record Library's ''A Celebration of Schumann and Schubert'' with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has sung as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, and the National Symphony. He was chosen by Licia Albanese to be the recipient of the Puccini Foundation's Bacccarat Award in 2004, and in 1993 was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great American Singers at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Cossa taught at the Manhattan School of Music and in 1988 he accepted a position as Professor of Music at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he became chair of Voice/Opera. He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.〔Delta Omicron. (Patrons list )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dominic Cossa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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