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José van Dam

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José van Dam was born on 25 August 1940 in Brussels, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985), Don Giovanni (1979) and Otello (1974).
BornAugust 25, 1940
BornAugust 25, 1940
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    Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    7.7
    • Don Giovanni
    • 1985
    Don Giovanni (1979)
    Don Giovanni
    7.5
    • Leporello
    • 1979
    Otello (1974)
    Otello
    7.7
    • Lodovico
    • 1974
    The Music Teacher (1988)
    The Music Teacher
    7.2
    • Joachim Dallayrac
    • 1988

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    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Flûte enchantée/The Magic Flute (2013)
      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Flûte enchantée/The Magic Flute
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Narrateur
      • Narrator
      • 2013
    • Ariane et Barbe-bleue (2011)
      Ariane et Barbe-bleue
      Video
      • Barbe Bleue
      • 2011
    • Don Quichotte (2010)
      Don Quichotte
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Don Quichotte
      • 2010
    • Charpentier: Louise (2007)
      Charpentier: Louise
      Video
      • The father
      • 2007
    • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • Hans Sachs
      • 2005
    • Hamlet
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Claudius
      • 2000
    • Les contes d'Hoffmann (2000)
      Les contes d'Hoffmann
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • Lindorf
      • Coppelius
      • Dapertutto ...
      • 2000
    • Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto: Gekitekimonogatari 'Fausto no goubatsu'
      TV Movie
      • Méphistophélès
      • 1999
    • Roberto Alagna in Don Carlos (1996)
      Don Carlos
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Philippe II
      • 1996
    • Some Tales of Hoffmann (1993)
      Some Tales of Hoffmann
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Lindorf
      • Coppélius
      • Miracle ...
      • 1993
    • The Music Teacher (1988)
      The Music Teacher
      7.2
      • Joachim Dallayrac
      • 1988
    • Falstaff (1987)
      Falstaff
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Sir John Falstaff
      • 1987
    • Colette Alliot-Lugaz in Pelléas et Mélisande (1987)
      Pelléas et Mélisande
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Golaud
      • 1987
    • Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      7.7
      • Don Giovanni
      • 1985
    • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
      Emmenez-moi au théâtre
      TV Series
      • Saint François
      • 1983

    Soundtrack

    • Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and Bing in The Friend (2024)
      The Friend
      6.4
      • performer: "Mozart: No. 10, O Isis und Osiris [Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II]"
      • 2024
    • Antonio Pappano (2001)
      Antonio Pappano
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Manon"
      • 2001
    • The Music Teacher (1988)
      The Music Teacher
      7.2
      • performer: "Um mitternacht" (from "Ruckert-Lieder: No. 5), "Widmung", "An die Muzik", "Stille Tränen", "Wohl denk' ich oft"
      • 1988
    • Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123 (1979)
      Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123
      8.8
      TV Special
      • performer: "Missa solemnis op. 123"
      • 1979

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      • August 25, 1940
      • Brussels, Belgium
    • Other works
      Starred as Don Quixote and Cervantes in the 1998 Belgian production of "Man of La Mancha". He has also recorded and sung the title role in Massenet's opera "Don Quichotte".
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      Opera singer (bass-baritone).

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