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Willard White

Actor | Soundtrack | Editor

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He is the first singer who has appeared in "Porgy and Bess" to have been knighted. Most of the singers who have actually appeared in the opera have been American, and are therefore ineligible for the honor. See more trivia »

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Willard Wentworth White
in St. Catherine, Jamaica
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2012 Iolanta/Perséphone (TV movie)
Ibn-Hakia
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
The King
– The Little Prince (2004) … The King (as Sir Willard White)
 
2003 Falstaff (TV movie)
Sir John Falstaff
 
2002 When She Died... Death of a Princess (TV movie)
 
2000 El niño (TV movie)
 
1999 La damnation de Faust (TV movie)
Méphistophélès
 
1993 American Playhouse (TV series)
Porgy
– Porgy and Bess (1993) … Porgy
 
1990 Theatre Night (TV series)
Othello
– Othello (1990) … Othello
 
1984 Puccini (TV movie)
Timur
 
1982 The Love for Three Oranges (TV movie)
The King
 
1981 Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (TV movie)
Osmin
 
1978 Amahl and the Night Visitors (TV movie)
King Balthazar
 
1978 Mozart's The Magic Flute (TV movie)
The Speaker
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2002 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
– New Year's Eve All-Gershwin Concert (2002) (performer: "Selections from 'Porgy and Bess'")
 
1991 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
– American Night with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic (performer: "Selections from 'Porgy and Bess'")
 
1984 Amadeus (performer: "Le Nozze di Figaro The Marriage of Figaro, K492" 1786, "Don Giovanni, K527", 1787)
 
1984 Puccini (TV movie) ("Turandot")
 
1978 Amahl and the Night Visitors (TV movie) (performer: "Amahl and the Night Visitors" complete opera)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2012 Gun, Coyote (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2007 Songs of Praise (TV series)
Himself
– Highlights 4: Cardiff (2007) … Himself (as Sir Willard White)
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2002 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Crown / Jake / Porgy
– New Year's Eve All-Gershwin Concert (2002) … Porgy / Jake / Crown
 
2001 The Lesley Garrett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Notes from Birmingham (2001) … Himself
 
1991-1998 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Himself (bass) / Porgy
– Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) … Himself (also archive footage) / Porgy (also archive footage)
– Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (1991) … Himself (bass)
 
1995 Evening at Pops (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Tribute to the Music of George Gershwin (1995) … Himself
 
1994 Verdi (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
Himself / Porgy
– American Night with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic … Himself / Porgy
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

He is the bass-baritone soloist on the premiere recording of 'Paul McCartney''s "Liverpool Oratorio". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Willard White
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Trivia:

He is the first singer who has appeared in "Porgy and Bess" to have been knighted. Most of the singers who have actually appeared in the opera have been American, and are therefore ineligible for the honor. See more »

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