John Modinos was a Cypriot

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 opera

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 baritone

Baritone

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. He had a career that spanned over four decades. His illustrious career in music, started in New York after winning `The American Theater Wing Concert Award' with which he made his Recital debut in New York's Town Hall that had tremendous reviews. His operatic debut was also in New York in Traviata with Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills

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. Another singing Award `The American Opera Auditions' brought him to Europe, performing Figaro in Barber of Seville in Milano with sensational notices and Scarpia in Tosca in Florence, Italy with James King

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 as Cavaradosi. The same summer, he performed at the Athens Festival with Teresa Stratas

Teresa Stratas

Teresa Stratas, OC , is a retired Canadian operatic soprano. She is especially well-known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's Lulu.-Early life and career:...

, the world Premiere of the Opera 'Nausicaa'. Both these events opened the way for world acclamation.

With Luciano Pavarotti he had sang many times `Rigoletto' a role that secured for Modenos worldwide fame for his interpretation and above all his brilliant singing. Accordingly he has performed the role 223 times all over the world.

With Placido Domingo Traviata, Andrea,Chermier etc.

" Monsera Caballe Ballo in Maschera ‑Rosenkallie etc.

Magda Olivero Adriana Lecouvreur

Cesare Siepi Faust, Don Carlos etc.

" James Mc Cracken Aida Trovatore Othello.

Vladimir Atlantov Pagliacci

Martina Arroyo Aida, Trovatore

Ghena Dimitrova Nabucco

and of course with numerous other top singers and
conductors, Aragal, Jess Thomas, Schwarzkopf, Seefeld
Tzoyanos, Moscona, Talvera, Gremdl, Edelman, Nickolaidi,
Della Casa, Hilde Gueden, Zylis Gara, Regine Crespin,
Jenny Drivala, etc..

Modinos died on January 11, 2011 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. The cause of death was heart failure.