voc, *1927 US
Singer
Claude Heater (born October 25, 1927) is an American opera singer. He began his career on Broadway as a baritone in NYC in 1950.After a year in ‘Top Banana’ with two opera roles sung successfully at the Amato Opera, NYC he decided to focus on opera and left to study as a baritone in Italy. This led to a tour of Spain with an Italian opera company and eventually with opera houses in Europe ending his baritone career after 3 yrs at the Vienna State Opera and the San Francisco Opera in California from 1953 to 1961. He retrained his voice as a tenor, and from 1963 had great success in the Dramatic/Wagnerian tenor repertoire at major theatres internationally. After retiring from the stage in the 1970s, he devoted his time to develop dramatic voices. He is also known for portraying the role of J