Michael Sylvester

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This article is about the singer. For the Olympian, see Mike Sylvester.

Michael Lane Sylvester (b. 21 August 1951, Noblesville, Indiana) is a retired lyric spinto operatic tenor.

Education

Michael Sylvester, a native of Indiana, holds a B.M. from Westminster Choir College and a M.M. from Indiana University. He studied with the famed Wagnerian soprano Margaret Harshaw from 1974 until her death in 1997.

Career in music

Being a Metropolitan Opera National Council winner in 1986, Michael Sylvester performed with the company between 1991 and 2000. His roles there included Rodolfo from Verdi's Luisa Miller, Don Carlo from Verdi's opera of the same name, Lt. Pinkerton from Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Radames from Verdi's Aida, Calaf from Puccini's Turandot, and Gabriele Adorno from Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.^[1]

Sylvester retired from professional singing in May 2001.^[2] ^[3]

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Name	Sylvester, Michael
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Short description	American opera singer
Date of birth	21 August 1951
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