Cornell MacNeil

Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011) was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles. F. Paul Driscoll wrote in Opera News that he "was a great baritone in era of great baritones — Warren, Gobbi, Merrill, Milnes — and in the contemporary press, comparisons to his colleagues were frequent. But MacNeil's performances had singular musical richness, and moral and intellectual complexity that were his alone. MacNeil may have had rivals, but he had no equals."

Birth and Death Data: Born September 24, 1922 (Minneapolis), Died July 15, 2011 (Charlottesville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76629 4/10/1950 Act I, Scene 1, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76630 4/10/1950 Act I, Scene 1, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76631 4/10/1950 Act I, Scene 1, part 3 & Scene 2, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76632 4/10/1950 Act I, Scene 2, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76633 5/1/1950 Act I, Scene 2, part 3 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76634 4/11/1950 Act II, Scene 1, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76635 4/11/1950 Act II, Scene 1, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76636 4/11/1950 Act II, Scene 1, part 3 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76637 5/9/1950 Act II, Scene 2, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76638 5/9/1950 Act II, Scene 2, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76639 5/16/1950 Act II, Scene 2, part 3 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76640 4/11/1950 Act II, Scene 2, part 4 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76641 5/16/1950 Act III, Scene 1, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76642 4/14/1950 Act III, Scene 1, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76643 5/16/1950 Act III, Scene 2, part 1 Lehman Engel vocalist  
Decca 76644 5/16/1950 Act III, Scene 2, part 2 Lehman Engel vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacNeil, Cornell," accessed June 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328892.

MacNeil, Cornell. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328892.

"MacNeil, Cornell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328892

External Sources

Wikipedia: Cornell MacNeil

Discogs: Cornell MacNeil

Allmusic: Cornell MacNeil

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-2011 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84074201

Wikidata: Cornell MacNeil - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1134051

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/114528556

MusicBrainz: Cornell MacNeil - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/72f17f2f-0f22-42aa-a615-048be33692bf

ISNI: 0000 0001 2148 3476 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121483476

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