Kurt Yaghjian (M / United States, 1951), singer, actor
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Kurt Yaghjian (b.1951) is an American singer and actor, of Armenian descent.
As a boy soprano, Yaghjian played the title role in the 1963 TV production of Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951 Menotti), opera. The performance was video-recorded. This was not his only "biblical" role. As an adult, he appeared in the original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar from 12 October 1971 to 30 June 1973 as a leper, a reporter and as understudy to Ben Vereen as Judas Iscariot, a role that he played more than 50 times (occasionally, performing also the roles of Pilate and Annas). In 1973 he played Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Jewison / @1970 Webber), feature film (opera).
Works
Acting
- Judas Iscariot (music), Annas (music) & Pilate (music) (as understudy)