Background
Cole, Vinson was born in Kansas City.
Cole, Vinson was born in Kansas City.
Student, University Missouri, Kansas City student, Philadelphia Music Academy student, Curtis Institute studied under Margaret Harshaw, U. Indiana.
Opera debut in L'Amico Fritz, San Francisco, 1976. Metropolitan Opera debut, 1987, La Scala debut, 1992. Roles have included Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, the Duke in Rigoletto, Oedipus Rex, Riccardo in I Puritani, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Don Carmen and Don Jose in Carmen.
Recordings include (with Patrick Stephens) Works by Bellini and Others.