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'''Martin Dillon''' (b. [[Portsmouth, OH]], [[June 17]], [[1957]]; d. [[Randolph, VT]], [[August 21]], [[2005]]) was a [[musician]], [[operatic]] [[tenor]], and [[professor]] of music at [[Rutgers University]] in [[Camden, NJ]]''.
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Mr. Dillon was born Martin Dillow in West [[Portsmouth, Ohio]]. He began singing in a Baptist church choir with his parents, who owned a local restaurant. In high school, his sister said, he traveled to Europe with the Ohio Youth Choir and came back with the urge to sing opera.


[[File:mdchairny.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Martin Dillon in [[New York City]] in 2001]]
With a big, expansive lyric tenor voice, he passed stringent auditions to study at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and he earned a master's degree at the University of Oklahoma.
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'''Martin Dillon''' (June 17, 1957 – August 21, 2005) was an American [[musician]], [[operatic]] [[tenor]], and [[professor]] of music at [[Rutgers University]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[New Jersey]].


Dillon was very successful and active in attempting to revive [[Germans|German]]-[[Jewish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]], [[Robert Kahn (composer)|Robert Kahn]]'s lost music. His efforts were internationally recognised by the musical and academic community.<ref name=two>{{cite web|url=http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=4320|title=Music Lost to Holocaust Finds New Life in Recording by Rutgers-Camden Prof|date=26 January 2005|website=ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152348/http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=4320|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> He made two acclaimed recordings dedicated to Kahn's music, ''Jungbrunnen'' (''Fountain of Youth'') and ''Der Liebe Macht'' (''The Power of Love'').<ref name=two/><ref name=one>{{cite web|url=http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=3646|title=Rutgers-Camden prof revives music lost to Holocaust|date=3 December 2003|website=ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152237/http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=3646|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> Both recordings were world premiers.<ref name=dickinson>{{cite web|url=http://www.dickinson.edu/glossen/heft20/schiavo.html|title=Rutgers University Professor and Professional Singer Records Songs of Forgotten German-Jewish Composer|website=dickinson.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103195824/http://www.dickinson.edu/glossen/heft20/schiavo.html|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2007-01-03}}</ref> Dillon died before the recording of the third CD which was near completion.
Although he sang often with smaller opera companies in the United States and Europe, and in New Jersey oratorio performances, Mr. Dillon was considered a "character tenor," said conductor [[Eve Queler]].


Dillon was a world-renowned lyric tenor and musician who had performed several times at the [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York. He performed over 40 roles in the United States, Europe and Asia.<ref name=dickinson/>
Mr. Dillon sang 11 concert operas, many of them in [[Carnegie Hall]], with [[Eve Queler]]'s [[Opera Orchestra of New York].


Dillon died about 12 hours after a concert at the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival on 20 August 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rherald.com/News/2005/0825/Front_Page/f05.html|title=Singer Found Dead In Randolph, after Concert|website=rherald.com (Internet Archive)|date=25 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030234758/http://www.rherald.com/News/2005/0825/Front_Page/f05.html|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2005-10-30}}</ref> due to [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/dillon/index.htm|title=In Memoriam: Martin Dillon 1957-2005|website=camden.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630123754/http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/dillon/index.htm|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2007-06-30}}</ref>
"Sometimes you want somebody with intense characterization in the voice, and that's what he had, and he was a wonderful musician, an excellent linguist," Queler said.


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Queler cast Mr. Dillon in roles with major opera stars like [[Olga Borodina]] and [[Renée Fleming]].
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More recently, Mr. Dillon earned notice for his two CDs of [[Robert Kahn]]'s music; a third was about to be recorded.


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For the first disc, when his accompanist backed out, Mr. Dillon blithely sat down and recorded the songs while accompanying himself on piano, a tremendously difficult musical feat.
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In addition to his sister, Mr. Dillon is survived by his parents, Sid and Bunny Dillow, and two brothers, Steve and Mick Dillow. All five live in West Portsmouth.
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Martin Dillon in New York City in 2001

Martin Dillon (June 17, 1957 – August 21, 2005) was an American musician, operatic tenor, and professor of music at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.

Dillon was very successful and active in attempting to revive German-Jewish composer and pianist, Robert Kahn's lost music. His efforts were internationally recognised by the musical and academic community.[1] He made two acclaimed recordings dedicated to Kahn's music, Jungbrunnen (Fountain of Youth) and Der Liebe Macht (The Power of Love).[1][2] Both recordings were world premiers.[3] Dillon died before the recording of the third CD which was near completion.

Dillon was a world-renowned lyric tenor and musician who had performed several times at the Carnegie Hall in New York. He performed over 40 roles in the United States, Europe and Asia.[3]

Dillon died about 12 hours after a concert at the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival on 20 August 2005,[4] due to cardiac arrest.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Music Lost to Holocaust Finds New Life in Recording by Rutgers-Camden Prof". ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Rutgers-Camden prof revives music lost to Holocaust". ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). 3 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rutgers University Professor and Professional Singer Records Songs of Forgotten German-Jewish Composer". dickinson.edu (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Singer Found Dead In Randolph, after Concert". rherald.com (Internet Archive). 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-10-30. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam: Martin Dillon 1957-2005". camden.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2 April 2021.


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