José van Dam
José van Dam
Person

José van Dam

Actor 1940-08-25 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

oseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance. He made his opera début as the music teacher Don Basilio in Gioacchino Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Paris Opera in...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

1979 · Leporello

The Music Teacher

The Music Teacher

1988 · Joachim Dallayrac

Il Trovatore - Verdi

Il Trovatore - Verdi

1978 · Ferrando

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · Self

Verdi: Don Carlos

Verdi: Don Carlos

1996 · Philippe II

Letter to Peter

Letter to Peter

1992 · Self - Bass-Baritone

Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

2011 · Barbe Bleue

Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem

Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem

1984 · Self - Bass Baritone

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

1993 · Lindorf / Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto

Pelléas et Mélisande

Pelléas et Mélisande

1987 · Golaud

Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

2007 · Self

Otello

Otello

1973 · Lodovico

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)

2008 · Self

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous

1987 · Self

Amours divins !

Amours divins !

2016 · Self - Chanteur

Falstaff

Falstaff

1987 · Sir John Falstaff

José van Dam in “Don Quichotte” - His farewell to the stage

José van Dam in “Don Quichotte” - His farewell to the stage

2010 · Movie

Prokofiev - L'Amour des trois oranges

Prokofiev - L'Amour des trois oranges

2007 · Tchélio

Louise - Opera National de Paris

Louise - Opera National de Paris

2007 · The father

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1975 · Self