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1980-11-29 Diversions: ""Simon Estes, He knows the way home."" Page 4

Saturday, November 29, 1980--Iowa City Press-Citizen

Simon Estes with Charles Kellis (above), the UI voice teacher who was instrumental in Estes' musical career.

petition in Moscow.
Triumphs and laurels. Talent and hard work. A command performance for President Johnson at the White House. Working with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Antal, Dorati, Seiji Ozawa and others. Being chosen as the soloist for the inauguration of the concert hall at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Simon Estes has sung at most of the major opera houses in Europe and the United States. He has made numerous television appearances and has several recordings available. His career includes more than 80 roles with opera companies on four continents.
Between 1981 and 1983, Estes will sing various roles with the Metropolitan Opera, where he will make his debut in April in a gala Wagner evening with Birgit Nilsson.
On Dec. 7 he will make his Carnegie Hall recital debut in New York.
In addition, negotiations are under way for Estes to appear in his first film -- Franco Zeffirelli's Aida, to be filmed in Cairo and conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

He is currently appearing in the role of King Mark in the San Francisco Opera's new production of Tristan and Isolde.
Countries invite him to stay permanently, but Simon Estes answers, "I am an American. I was born there and so I'm going to stay there and fight and die for my rights to try to help this country become what it really should be."
He's serious. He always has been. Students who knew him at the university during the sixties remember him as someone who believed he was going to have a career. He not only had determination, but he believed he could do it. His seriousness, not his blackness, set him apart.
And now, as always, his generosity sets him apart -- both as a man and a talent.

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Saturday, November 29, 1980--Iowa City Press-Citizen Simon Estes with Charles Kellis (above), the UI voice teacher who was instrumental in Estes' musical career. petition in Moscow. Triumphs and laurels. Talent and hard work. A command performance for President Johnson at the White House. Working with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Antal, Dorati, Seiji Ozawa and others. Being chosen as the soloist for the inauguration of the concert hall at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Simon Estes has sung at most of the major opera houses in Europe and the United States. He has made numerous television appearances and has several recordings available. His career includes more than 80 roles with opera companies on four continents. Between 1981 and 1983, Estes will sing various roles with the Metropolitan Opera, where he will make his debut in April in a gala Wagner evening with Birgit Nilsson. On Dec. 7 he will make his Carnegie Hall recital debut in New York. In addition, negotiations are under way for Estes to appear in his first film -- Franco Zeffirelli's Aida, to be filmed in Cairo and conducted by Leonard Bernstein. He is currently appearing in the role of King Mark in the San Francisco Opera's new production of Tristan and Isolde. Countries invite him to stay permanently, but Simon Estes answers, "I am an American. I was born there and so I'm going to stay there and fight and die for my rights to try to help this country become what it really should be." He's serious. He always has been. Students who knew him at the university during the sixties remember him as someone who believed he was going to have a career. He not only had determination, but he believed he could do it. His seriousness, not his blackness, set him apart. And now, as always, his generosity sets him apart -- both as a man and a talent. p. 4 (of 5)