Gordon Getty
Born1933-12-20
BirthplaceLos Angeles
CountryUnited States
GenderMale
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Biography
Gordon Peter Getty was born on December 20, 1934.
He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
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His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife.
Among a number of professions, Getty is a classical music composer, whose compositions include the opera Plump Jack, Joan and the Bells, and a collection of choral works.
Aspiring to become an opera singer, Getty studied in the mid-1970s with Louise Caselotti, a mezzo soprano who had been Maria Callas' voice teacher (1946-47).
He and his wife have supported the fine arts, especially underwriting productions of the San Francisco Opera and the Russian National Orchestra.
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