Jan Peerce

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Jan Peerce was a renowned American operatic tenor best known for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera and his acclaimed performances in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American opera singer
human
operatic tenor
activePeriod mid-20th century
associatedWith Metropolitan Opera
birthName Jacob Pincus Perelmuth
burialPlace Mount Eden Cemetery
linked to: Wellwood Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-06-03
dateOfDeath 1984-12-15
educatedAt Columbia University
employer Metropolitan Opera
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Perelmuth
genre Jewish liturgical music
classical music
opera
givenName Jacob
instrument voice
languageOfPerformance English
German
Italian
Yiddish
name Jan Peerce
nationality American
notableRole Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata
Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca
Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto
notableWork performances at the Metropolitan Opera
recordings of Jewish liturgical music
occupation cantor
opera singer
singer
performedWith Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York
New York City
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
recordLabel Columbia Records
RCA Victor
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Alice Kalmanowitz
stageName Jan Peerce
vocalType tenor

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