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Yi-Kwei Sze (斯义桂 pinyin: Sī Yìguì, Shanghai, 1915- San Francisco, November 5, 1994) was a Chinese operatic bass-baritone and music educator. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Yi-Kwei began his career performing and teaching voice in China. In 1947 he came to the United States where he made his professional debut singing at Town Hall in New York City. He continued to study singing in New York with Alexander Kipnis. He went on to have a successful career appearing on the concert stage and in operas, appearing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, La Scala, the London Symphony, the New Orleans Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Opera among other impo

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  • Yi-Kwei Sze (斯义桂 pinyin: Sī Yìguì, Shanghai, 1915- San Francisco, November 5, 1994) was a Chinese operatic bass-baritone and music educator. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Yi-Kwei began his career performing and teaching voice in China. In 1947 he came to the United States where he made his professional debut singing at Town Hall in New York City. He continued to study singing in New York with Alexander Kipnis. He went on to have a successful career appearing on the concert stage and in operas, appearing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, La Scala, the London Symphony, the New Orleans Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Opera among other important ensembles and organizations. He notably performed the role of Elviro in Handel's Xerxes at Carnegie Hall for the inaugural performance of the Handel Society of New York on 20 November 1966 with Maureen Forrester in the title role, Maureen Lehane as Arsamene, Janet Baker as Amastre, Teresa Stich-Randall as Romilda, as Atalanta, and John Shirley-Quirk as Ariodate. Yi-Kwei's recordings were awarded France’s Academie Nationale du Disque Lyrique in both 1966 and 1967, and the Dutch Edison Prize in 1966. From 1971 to 1980 he taught on the voice faculty of the Eastman School of Music. (en)
  • 斯義桂（1915年4月29日－1994年5月11日），男，祖籍浙江奉化，生於上海，中国男低音歌唱家、歌剧演员，中國藝術歌曲先驅。毕业于上海音樂學院。 (zh)
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  • 斯義桂（1915年4月29日－1994年5月11日），男，祖籍浙江奉化，生於上海，中国男低音歌唱家、歌剧演员，中國藝術歌曲先驅。毕业于上海音樂學院。 (zh)
  • Yi-Kwei Sze (斯义桂 pinyin: Sī Yìguì, Shanghai, 1915- San Francisco, November 5, 1994) was a Chinese operatic bass-baritone and music educator. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Yi-Kwei began his career performing and teaching voice in China. In 1947 he came to the United States where he made his professional debut singing at Town Hall in New York City. He continued to study singing in New York with Alexander Kipnis. He went on to have a successful career appearing on the concert stage and in operas, appearing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, La Scala, the London Symphony, the New Orleans Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Opera among other impo (en)
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  • Yi-Kwei Sze (en)
  • 斯義桂 (zh)
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