Stephen Gould is an American heldentenor, born in Virginia. He graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a Bachelor's of Arts in 1984. Having started in musical theatre, in 2006 he performed the title-role of Siegfried in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth. However, "Tannh�user 's character is more appropriate to me than Siegfried", said Gould to Forum Op�ra in December 2007. In 2009 Gould performed in several opera houses, including <Korngold's Die tote Stadt in London, Peter Grimes in Geneva, Tannh�user at Las Palmas and also in Rome, Otello in Tokyo, and Der Ring des Nibelungen at Vienna State Opera [More at Wikipedia]

January 1st, 2000 in Virginia  /  Died:   Sep 19th, 2023