- Born
- Died
- Oreste Kirkop was born on July 26, 1923 in Hamrun, Malta. He was an actor, known for The Vagabond King (1956), NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949) and Bing Presents Oreste (1956). He died on May 10, 1998 in San Gwann, Malta.
- He retired in 1960.
- He was principal tenor of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1954-1958).
- He was principal tenor of the NBC Opera Company (1957-1958).
- He sang the role of the Duke of Mantua, in the first telecast ever of Verdi's "Rigoletto" in 1958.
- Between 1949 and 1950 he continued singing opera with visiting Italian companies and appeared in concert with Tito Gobbi and Maria Caniglia.
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