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Opera tenor James King dies at 80

16 years ago
Gary Hoffman

[BBC News, 23 November 2005]
US opera singer James King has died at the age of 80.
The Kansas-born tenor, whose powerful voice made him a popular leading man in operas around the world, died in Florida after suffering a heart attack.

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