Robert Weede

(Wikipedia) Robert Weede (February 22, 1903 - July 9, 1972) was an American operatic baritone. Born Robert Wiedefeld in Baltimore, Maryland, Weede studied singing at the Eastman School of Music and in Milan. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1937, as Tonio in Pagliacci. His other roles at the Metropolitan included Rigoletto (opposite Jussi Björling), Amonasro (Aïda), Manfredo (L'amore dei tre re), Shaklovity (Khovanshchina) and Baron Scarpia (Tosca). Singing the role of Rigoletto, he made his debuts in Chicago (1939), San Francisco (1940), and at the New York City Opera (1948). Continued