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Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83

Nico Castel as Schmidt in the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Werther" in 1971. Credit Louis Melançon/The Metropolitan Opera Archives

Nico Castel, the Henry Higgins of the Metropolitan Opera, who guided generations of the world’s foremost singers through the oohs and aahs of their craft, died on May 31 at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. His wife, Carol Castel, said he died after a long illness. A highly regarded …

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