Met Opera's Longest-Serving Singer, Charles Anthony, Dead At 82 "The number seems almost impossible, but Mr. Anthony" - a comprimario tenor - "sang with the Met in 2,928 performances. He played 111 roles in 69 operas" over 57 seasons; his final performance, as the old Emperor in Turandot, was in January of 2010. The New York Times 02/15/12