Frederick Jagel

Frederick Jagel

Frederick Jagel (June 10, 1897, Brooklyn, NY - July 5, 1982, San Francisco, CA) was an American tenor, primarily active at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and 1940s.

Life and career

Frederick Jagel studied voice in New York City and Milan, and made his debut as Rodolfo in "La bohème", in Livorno, in 1924. He sang throughout Italy under the name of Federico Jaghelli. After his return to America, he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 8, 1927, as Radames in "Aida", in twenty-three seasons with the Met, he sang 217 performances of 34 roles, primarily in the Italian and French repertories. He can be heard in many radio broadcasts from the Met, notably as Pollione in "Norma", opposite Zinka Milanov, and Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor", opposite Lily Pons.

Jagel also appeared in San Francisco, Chicago, and Buenos Aires, before retiring in 1950.

Sources

* D. Hamilton (ed.),"The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the World of Opera" (Simon and Schuster, New York 1987). ISBN 0-671-16732-X


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