Jan Peerce
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Jan Peerce was an American operatic tenor. Peerce was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals, and as a recording artist. He is the father of film direc
Jan Peerce in 1953
Peerce at an RCA Victor recording session, c. 1950
The headstone of Jan Peerce
The footstone of Jan Peerce
Robert Merrill
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Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993.
Jan Peerce
…Night open-air concerts featured the New York Philharmonic and the Lewisohn Stadium Orchestra along with such operatic luminaries as Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, and Eileen Farrell. In 1956 Peerce made a sensation in Moscow as a musical "cultural exchange" ambassador, being the first American to sing with the…
Merrill in the 1940s