José van Dam

Actor

Born: August 25, 1940 (age 85)
From: Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

oseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance. He…

Filmography (26)

Amours divins ! (2016)
Self - Chanteur
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (2011)
Barbe Bleue
Don Quichotte (2010)
Don Quichotte
José van Dam in “Don Quichotte” - His farewell to the stage (2010)
Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan) (2008)
Self
Prokofiev - L'Amour des trois oranges (2007)
Tchélio
Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (2007)
Self
Louise - Opera National de Paris (2007)
The father
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha (1998)
Don Quixote / Cervantes
Verdi: Don Carlos (1996)
Philippe II
Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1993)
Lindorf / Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto
Letter to Peter (1992)
Self - Bass-Baritone
The Damnation of Faust (1989)
Mephistopheles (baritono)
The Music Teacher (1988)
Joachim Dallayrac
Pelléas et Mélisande (1987)
Golaud
Falstaff (1987)
Sir John Falstaff
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985)
Don Giovanni
Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem (1984)
Self - Bass Baritone
Don Giovanni (1979)
Leporello
Il Trovatore - Verdi (1978)
Ferrando
Karajan Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem (1978)
Self
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1977)
Self
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977 (1977)
Self - Bass
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (1975)
Self
Otello (1973)
Lodovico
Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann
Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto