Adamo Didur (24 December 1873 – 7 January 1946) was a top-class Polish operatic bass singer. He sang extensively in opera in Europe and appeared at New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1908 to 1932.

He was born on 23 December 1873 or 1874 in Sanok, Poland. Didur studied in Lwów with Valery Wysocki. He was later working with Franz Emmerich in Milan. His concert debut came in Milan in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. In 1894, he made his operatic debut in Rio de Janeiro, after which he appeared in Russia. He sang at La Scala, Milan, in 1903–1906, and at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1905. He also appeared with the Warsaw Opera from 1899 to 1903. Later, he travelled to Argentina, singing in Buenos Aires in the 1905–1908 operatic seasons. Didur's North American debut came at the Manhattan Opera House in 1907.

Didur made his Metropolitan Opera debut on 14 November 1908, singing Ramfis in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. He remained with the company for a quarter of a century and became one of its principal bass singers. It was at the Met in 1913 that he appeared in the title role in Boris Godunov in the American premiere of Mussorgsky's opera. He also created roles in three operas by Giacomo Puccini at the Met, namely, La fanciulla del West and the Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi segments of Il Trittico. He also appeared in the world premiere of Die Königskinder. His last appearance at the Met was in The Tales of Hoffmann on 11 February 1932. His voice had been on the wane for some time and he returned to Europe to live.

Two months before the outbreak of World War II, Didur was appointed director of the opera company in Lwów, but the conflict made work impossible. He was appointed the first director of the Silesian Opera in 1945.

He died on 7 January 1946 in Katowice.

Family

Didur was twice married; with his first wife, the Mexican singer Angela Aranda Arellano (1874–1928), he had five children, two of whom later became singers themselves. After her death he married the French dancer Marguerite Vignon in 1928.

Legacy

Didur's large, sonorous and magnificently rich-toned voice was in its prime between the late 1890s and the World War I period. It was particularly suited to the performance of Italian operas. He made many memorable recordings of operatic arias which are available on CD transfers.