Opera singer. Raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and graduated from University of Southwestern Louisiana. Continued studies at Juilliard Music's America Opera Center on a full scholarship. Made debut in New Orleans in 1978 singing in Tosca and debuted in New York in Pagliacci. Is a leading baritone of the Met; appeared with Placido Domingo in La Boheme in 1990-91 season. Performed in leading opera houses in United States, Europe, and South America.

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