Dwayne Croft is an American baritone who has sung in more than 500 performances in 38 roles at the

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. He won the Richard Tucker Award in 1996. He created the role of Nick Carraway in

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's ''

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'' in 1999, that of Jaufré Rudel in

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's '' L'amour de loin'' in 2000, and that of Robert E. Lee in

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's '' Appomattox''. His brother, Richard Croft, is also an opera singer of international renown. A native of

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he was married to the Spanish soprano

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, with whom he has a daughter, Sarah.

Recordings

*1999: ''En Concierto'' - Ainhoa Arteta and Dwayne Croft with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Castilla y Léon, Bragado Darman, cond. RTVE MUSICA 65126 - recorded live on August 9, 1999, at the Palacio de los Festivales in Cantabria, Spain

Videography

* ''

The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991 ''The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991'' was a four-hour concert staged by the Metropolitan Opera on 23 September 1991 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its opening night in its second home at Lincoln Center. It was televised by Cablevision, and is ...

''. Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4582 * '' James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala'' (1996), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09

Notes

External links

Full biography at IMG Artists website
American operatic baritones Living people Richard Tucker Award winners 20th-century American male opera singers 21st-century American male opera singers People from Cooperstown, New York Singers from New York (state) Classical musicians from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-opera-singer-stub