James McCracken

For the Massachusetts politician, see James M. McCracken. For the American politician and attorney from Georgia, see James Roy McCracken.

James McCracken
James McCracken as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Vienna State Opera in the 1960s
BornDecember 16, 1926
Gary, Indiana
DiedApril 29, 1988 (aged 61)
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationOpera singer
SpouseSandra Warfield

James McCracken (December 16, 1926 – April 29, 1988) was an American operatic tenor. At the time of his death The New York Times stated that McCracken was "the most successful dramatic tenor yet produced by the United States and a pillar of the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960s and 1970s."[1]

  1. ^ Will Crutchfield (May 1, 1988). "James McCracken: Lauded tenor and pillar at the Met dies at 61". The New York Times.