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Robert White (born October 27, 1936〔) is an American tenor and voice teacher who has had an active performance career for eight decades. He began performing Irish songs on the radio in 1942 at the age of six on programs like ''Coast to Coast on a Bus'' and ''The Fred Allen Show''; earning the nickname the "little John McCormack". In the late 1950s he embarked on a career as a concert tenor, and achieved great success as an exponent of early music by composers like Handel, Bach, and Monteverdi during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He has performed in concerts with several major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, and has performed at the White House for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. In the mid 1970s White returned to his routes as a performer of Irish songs, and achieved fame internationally as an 'Irish tenor' that drew comparison to John McCormack; even performing on programs for BBC television in honor of the late tenor. He continues to perform in concerts with a diverse repertoire ranging from Irish ballads to opera to contemporary art songs and works from the classical tenor canon. Several composers have written works specifically for him, including Mark Adamo, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Lukas Foss, Stephen Hough, Libby Larsen, Gian Carlo Menotti, Tobias Picker, Ned Rorem, and David Del Tredici. He has made several recordings for RCA Victor Records, mainly of Irish songs and ballads, and has also recorded a diverse repertoire for Virgin Classics, EMI, and Hyperion. A former faculty member of Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music, he currently teaches on the voice faculty of the Juilliard School. He also works periodically as an interviewer for the radio station WQXR-FM. ==Early life and education== Born in the Bronx, White was the fifth of six children born to tenor, composer, and radio actor Joseph White and lyricist Maureen O'Byrne White.〔〔 His mother was originally from Galway, Ireland, and his father was the grandson of an Irish immigrant from Kerry. His father achieved fame portraying the title role on the NBC Radio program ''The Silver-Masked Tenor''; a program for which he also composed many of the songs. White's mother Maureen was his father's lyricist. White began performing on WJZ radio at the age of 6 under the name Bobby White, and recorded his first album, ''Ring of Gold'', at the age of 7. He usually performed Irish folk songs and ballads on the radio, and was dubbed by Milton Cross as "our own little John McCormack." Some of the radio programs he performed on were ''Coast to Coast on a Bus''; ''Irene Wicker, the Singing Lady''; and ''The Fred Allen Show''.〔 On the latter show he became acquainted with The DeMarco Sisters, with whom he was notably trapped for four days during the North American blizzard of 1947. He also had the opportunity to perform with such legendary entertainers as Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra on Allen's program.〔 By the age of 12 he was performing challenging tenor songs with full orchestras on NBC radio, such as 'Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life' from Victor Herbert's ''Naughty Marietta''.〔 White's initial training as a singer was established through lessons with his father.〔 His skills were also sharpened as a chorister at St. Jerome's Church in the Bronx. He earned a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from Hunter College.〔 He then pursued studies in Germany, Italy, and at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau in France with Gerard Souzay and Nadia Boulanger.〔〔 He went on to earn a Master of Music in vocal performance from the Juilliard School in 1968 where he was a pupil of Beverley Peck Johnson.〔〔 While at Juilliard he created the role of Charles in the world premiere of Paul Hindemith's ''The Long Christmas Dinner'' for the Juilliard Opera Center in 1963. He continued to study voice privately with Johnson throughout his professional career.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert White (tenor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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