Today is the 70th birthday of the great American bass Samuel Ramey. To mark the anniversary here are 7 photographs of the singer taken by Robert Cahen. A bonus – Assur’s mad scene from the second act of Rossini’s Semiramide. This is from the performance of the opera at the Met on Dec 29, 1990.
Ramey Semiramide Deh ti ferma…Que numi furenti. The excerpt shows Ramey’s extraordinary combination of coloratura technique and vocal power, range, and beauty. No other bass I ever heard could sing like this.
Boris Godunov San Francisco Opera 2008Boris Godunov Chicago 1994Mefistofele San Francisco 1989Don Quichotte San Francisco Opera 1990Concert rehearsal San Francisco Opera 2003Maestro Donald Runnicles and the Rameys Oct 9, 2003Mr and Mrs Sam Ramey 2008
