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Eugene Conley
Eugene Conley (March 12, 1908 – December 18, 1981) was a celebrated American operatic tenor.
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Conley studied under Ettore Verna, and made his official debut as the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto", at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1940. In 1945, he first appeared with the New York City Opera, as Rodolfo in "La bohème", and went on to appear with that company until 1950. He also sang with the Opéra-Comique
him play his clarinet and gave Rick Bogart advice about playing the clarinet. He attended Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music's High School Preparatory School, studying classical piano and clarinet. He went on to graduate from North Texas State University with his Bachelor of Music with a concentration in piano, clarinet (with Leon Russianoff, Kalmen Opperman, Gervase dePeyer), and voice (with Eugene Conley of the Metropolitan Opera).
Career.
Directly out of school, Bogart became the youngest union musician to lead a band at