James King
James King, born May 22, 1925, in Dodge City, Kansas, was an American operatic
tenor. He studied at Louisiana State University and the University of
Missouri–Kansas City, initially as a baritone. His breakthrough came in 1961
when he won the Cincinnati competition and debuted as Don José in Carmen in San
Francisco. King's career included notable performances such as Cavaradossi in
Tosca in Florence and Iphigenie in Aulis at the Salzburg Festival in 1962. He
became a prominent figure at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, and
the Bayreuth Festival from 1965 to 1975. In 1...
