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Richard Cassilly, born December 14, 1927, in Washington D.C., was an American operatic tenor who began singing in his high school's glee club and studied at the Peabody Conservatory. He made his operatic debut on Broadway in The Saint of Bleecker Street in December 1954. Cassilly joined the New York City Opera (NYCO) in 1955, performing roles such as Énée in Les Troyens. In 1965, his performance in Heinrich Sutermeister's Raskolnikoff at the Grand Théâtre de Genève launched an international career. He became a leading dramatic tenor at the Hamburg State Opera from 1965 to 1978 and joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1978, where he remained until his retirement in 1990. His notable roles included Tristan, Siegmund, Tannhäuser, Otello, Samson, Don José, and various Puccini tenor parts. Cassilly passed away on January 30, 1998.
