Theodore Lambrinos, Baritone With a Zest for the Road, Dies at 85
Mr. Lambrinos sang performances at the Metropolitan Opera and was a stalwart of New York Grand Opera. He died of Covid-related pneumonia.
Theodore Lambrinos as Tonio in a 2006 performance of “Pagliacci” put on by the New York Grand Opera in the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park.Credit.Jennifer Taylor for The New York Times
April 27, 2021, 11:55 a.m. ET
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The baritone Theodore Lambrinos once sang 21 performances as Scarpia in Puccini’s “Tosca” over 26 days on an American tour with the barnstorming Teatro Lirico d’Europa, based in Bulgaria.