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He sang opera at [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and the [[Hollywood Bowl]] and appeared on [[NBC]] TV in pioneering productions of ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'' and ''Rigoletto''.
 
In 1958, he returned to Covent Garden and retired in 1960. He got married in Malta on 15 August 1963 to his wife Therese and had two daughters, Anita and Susan. After getting married, he retired completely from singing at the young age of 37. HeHis retirement was mainly due to heart problems after being told by doctors that he might die on stage if he continued his singing career after the age of 40. Oreste Kirkop died aged 74 on 10 May 1998.
 
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