Background
Sergi, Arturo was born on November 8, 1925 in New York City. Son of Maxwell and Sophie Kagan.
Sergi, Arturo was born on November 8, 1925 in New York City. Son of Maxwell and Sophie Kagan.
Student, Manhattan School of Music, 1947—1948. Student, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy, 1948—1951. Student, Conservatorio Santa Cecelia, Rome, 1951—1954.
Private study, Maestro Sergi Nazor, Italy and Germany, 1954—1969.
Leading tenor Städtische Bühnen, Wuppertal, Germany, 1954—1957, Frankfurt, Germany, 1957—1960, Staatsoper, Hamburg, Germany, 1958—1962, Metropolitan Opera Association, New York City, 1962—1967, 1979—1984. Associate professor voice University Texas, Austin, Texas, 1971—1977. Cantor Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, 1972—1985.
Leading tenor, concert artist various opera companies and symphony orchestras, 1980—1990. Founding president East-West International Music Academy, Altenburg, Germany, from 1990. With United States Army, 1946-1947, United States and Japan.
Member of College Music Society (life), Rotary (honorary).
Married Leonore Glickman, April 29, 1959. Children: Arturo, David.