"Which New Zealand-born operatic bass-baritone who made his formal debut in ""Nabucco"" in 1959 has had famous roles in ""Wotan"" at Bayreuth (1979-80), ""Der Fliegende Hollnder"" (1974), ""Elektra"" (1980), ""Die Meistersinger"" (c.1990), and ""Arabella"" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994)?"
Donald McIntyre Donald McIntyre Sir Donald Conroy McIntyre (born 22 October 1934 in Auckland) is an operatic bass-baritone from New Zealand. McIntyre made his formal debut as Zaccaria in "Nabucco", at the Welsh National Opera, in 1959. In 1964 he created the role of the Stranger in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's "Martin's Lie" at the Bath International Music Festival. He has appeared at Covent Garden (from 1967, debuting as Pizarro in "Fidelio"), the Bayreuth Festival (from 1967), the Teatro alla Scala the Old Servant in "Elektra", 2014), etc. He first sang at the Metropolitan Opera in 1975, as Wotan
Donald McIntyre and the first performance of the complete cycle, conducted by Pierre Boulez and staged by Patrice Chéreau, recorded and filmed in 1979 and 1980. Also on DVD are Sir Donald's performances of "Der fliegende Holländer" (conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, 1974), "Elektra" (as Orest, with Birgit Nilsson conducted by James Levine, in Herbert Graf's production, 1980), "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, 1988), "Arabella" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994), as well as another "Elektra" (conducted by Levine, 1994). McIntyre was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Year Honours, for