Macneil Family History & Genealogy

Cornell MacNeil Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011[1]) was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles. F. Paul Driscoll wrote in Opera News that he "was a great baritone in era of great baritones — Warren, Gobbi, Merrill, Milnes — and in the contemporary press, comparisons to his colleagues were frequent. But MacNeil's performances had singular musical richness, and moral and intellectual complexity that were his alone. MacNeil may have had rivals, but he had no equals." Life and career MacNeil was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among his teachers were Friedrich Schorr and Dick Marzollo. He debuted with various companies in the United States from 1953 (including the New York City Opera) and at La Scala and the Metropolitan in 1959.In 1969 he became president of the American Guild of Musical Artists. MacNeil's voice was notable for its huge size and volcanic top notes. Despite some vocal decline in the late 1970s, he maintained a high standard throughout his long career. Two of his most notable roles were the title role in Rigoletto, and Iago in Otello. MacNeil was a regular at the Metropolitan Opera.[5] His debut was on March 21, 1959, as Rigoletto. Rigoletto was also the role he sang the most at the Met, 104 times, including the Met's first telecast of that opera in 1977, in the production by John Dexter. MacNeil was also well known for the role of Baron Scarpia in Tosca, a role he sang 92 times at the Met between November 2, 1959 and December 5, 1987, which was his last performance with the company. Abridged discography Menotti: The Consul (Neway, Powers; Engel, 1950) Decca Records Verdi: La traviata: excerpts (Kirsten, Hayward; Cellini, 1958) [live] VAI Puccini: La fanciulla del West (Tebaldi, del Monaco, Tozzi; Capuana, 1958) Decca Records Verdi: Aïda (Tebaldi, Simionato, Bergonzi; Karajan, 1959) Decca Records Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Tucci, del Monaco; Molinari-Pradelli, 1959) Decca Records Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Simionato, del Monaco; Serafin, 1960) Decca Records Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Nilsson, Simionato, Bergonzi; Solti, 1960-1) Decca Records Verdi: Rigoletto (Sutherland, Cioni, Siepi; Sanzogno, 1961) Decca Records Verdi: Luisa Miller (Moffo, Verrett, Bergonzi, Tozzi, Flagello; Cleva, 1965) RCA Verdi: Rigoletto (Grist, Gedda; Molinari-Pradelli, 1967) EMI Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Carlyle, Vickers; Bartoletti, 1968) [live] VAI Verdi: La traviata (Stratas, Domingo; Levine, 1982) Elektra Abridged videography[edit] Verdi: Rigoletto (Cotrubas, Domingo, Díaz; Levine, Dexter, 1977) [live] Verdi: Otello (Scotto, Vickers; Levine, Zeffirelli/Melano, 1978) [live] Puccini: Tosca (Verrett, Pavarotti, Tajo; Conlon, Gobbi, 1978) [live] Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Stratas, Varnay, Cassilly, Plishka; Levine, Dexter, 1979) [live] Puccini: Il tabarro (Scotto; Levine, Melano, 1981) [live] Verdi: La traviata (Stratas, Domingo; Levine, Zeffirelli, 1982) Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini (Scotto, Rom, Domingo; Levine, Faggioni, 1984) [live] Puccini: Tosca (Behrens, Domingo; Sinopoli, Zeffirelli, 1985) [live]

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Charles Herman Macneil was born in 1892 in River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Cape Breton, NS, and died at age 24 years old on October 27, 1917. Charles Macneil was buried at '' Thetford Cemetery in Canada. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Herman Macneil.

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Lucy A Macneil of Cornwall Bridge, Litchfield County, CT was born on January 29, 1917, and died at age 88 years old on January 15, 2006.

Robert C Macneil of Laporte, Hubbard County, MN was born on May 16, 1919, and died at age 77 years old on January 24, 1997. Robert Macneil was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 11 Site 185 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.

Clifford Macneil of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on December 13, 1899, and died at age 65 years old in April 1965.

Albert G Macneil of North Providence, Providence County, RI was born on March 28, 1921, and died at age 76 years old on December 26, 1997.

Sarah Macneil of Castleton on Hudson, Rensselaer County, NY was born on March 6, 1900, and died at age 75 years old in July 1975.

Kenneth Macneil of North Franklin, New London County, CT was born on December 17, 1908, and died at age 62 years old in September 1971.

Agnes Macneil of Everett, Middlesex County, MA was born on April 16, 1916, and died at age 69 years old in April 1985.

Jane M Macneil of Peabody, Essex County, MA was born on June 27, 1929, and died at age 63 years old on March 24, 1993.

Hilda L Macneil of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, SC was born on February 29, 1916, and died at age 83 years old on July 19, 1999.

John Macneil of Canada was born on December 5, 1913, and died at age 62 years old in May 1976.

Rhea A Macneil of Holyoke, Hampden County, MA was born on November 25, 1905, and died at age 99 years old on February 18, 2005.

Harold A Macneil of Epping, Rockingham County, NH was born on March 1, 1923, and died at age 83 years old on March 30, 2006.

Gladys Macneil of Waubay, Day County, South Dakota was born on February 25, 1908, and died at age 78 years old in March 1986.

Shirlee M Macneil of Norwich, New London County, CT was born on December 3, 1926, and died at age 79 years old on July 26, 2006.

Margaret Macneil of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin was born on December 18, 1908, and died at age 72 years old in August 1981.