Background
McIntyre, Donald Conroy was born on October 22, 1934 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of George D. and Hermyn McIntyre.
McIntyre, Donald Conroy was born on October 22, 1934 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of George D. and Hermyn McIntyre.
Student, Auckland Teachers Training College. Student, Guildhall School Music, London. Doctor of Music, Auckland University, 1992.
Wotan and Wanderer (Der Ring), Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollander), Telramund (Lohengrin), Barak (Die Frau ohne Sehatten), Pizzaro (Fidelio), Golaud (Pelldas et Mdlisande), Kurwenal (Tristan and Isolde), Gumemanz, Klingsor and Amfortas (Parsifal), Heyst (Victory), Jochanaan (Salome), Macbeth, Searpia (Tosca), the Count (Marriage of Figaro), Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress), Hans Sachs (Die Meistersinger), Doctor Schone (Woyzeck), Cardillac (Cardillac Hindemith), Rocco (Fidelio), Casper (Der Freishutz), Prospero (Un Re In Asloto), Sarastro (Magic Flute), Hans Sachs (Der Meistersinger); The Ring (video); recordings include Pelleas et Melisande, Oedipus Rex, II Trovatore, etc. Principal bass Sadler's Wells Opera, London, 1960-1967, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, London, since 1967.
Appeared at Bayreuth Festival, 1967-1981, 87, 88. Frequent international guest appearances major opera houses including Metropolitan, New York City, La Scala, Milan, Vienna, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Zurich, Chicago, Savonlinna Festival, Sydney, Buenos Aires. Roles include: Wotan and Wanderer, Der Ring, Dutchman, Der Fliegende Hollander, Telramund, Lohengrin, Barak, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Pizzaro, Fidelio, Golaud, Pelleas et Melisande, Kurwenal, Tristan and Isold, Gurnemanz, Klingsor and Amfortas, Parsifal, Heyst, Victory, Jochanaan, Salome, Macbeth, Scarpia, Tosca, The Count, Marriage of Figaro, Nick Shadow, The Rake's Progress, Hans Sachs, Die Meistersinger, The Doctor, Woyzeck, Cardillac, Cardillac Hindemith, Kasper, Der Freischütz, Rocco, Fidelio, Prospero, Un Re In Ascolto (British premier), Balstrode, Peter Grimes, Shakloviti, Khovanshchina, Sarastro Zauberflöte.Recordings include Pelleas et Melisande, Oedipus Rex, Il Trovatore, Parsifal, The Ring, Damnation of Faust, Messiah Beethoven's 9th, Boris, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Sport (particularly golf, tennis and swimming), gardening, languages.
Married Jill Redington, 1961. 3 children.
