Cornell MacNeil

Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011) 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. Opera News opined 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."

Birth and Death Data: Born September 24, 1922 (Minneapolis), Died July 15, 2011 (Charlottesville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	76629	4/10/1950	Act I, Scene 1, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76630	4/10/1950	Act I, Scene 1, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76631	4/10/1950	Act I, Scene 1, part 3 & Scene 2, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76632	4/10/1950	Act I, Scene 2, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76633	5/1/1950	Act I, Scene 2, part 3	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76634	4/11/1950	Act II, Scene 1, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76635	4/11/1950	Act II, Scene 1, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76636	4/11/1950	Act II, Scene 1, part 3	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76637	5/9/1950	Act II, Scene 2, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76638	5/9/1950	Act II, Scene 2, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76639	5/16/1950	Act II, Scene 2, part 3	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76640	4/11/1950	Act II, Scene 2, part 4	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76641	5/16/1950	Act III, Scene 1, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76642	4/14/1950	Act III, Scene 1, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76643	5/16/1950	Act III, Scene 2, part 1	Lehman Engel	vocalist
Decca	76644	5/16/1950	Act III, Scene 2, part 2	Lehman Engel	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacNeil, Cornell," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328892.

MacNeil, Cornell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328892.

"MacNeil, Cornell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.