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Australian operatic tenor, born 7 January 1921 in Seddon, Australia and died 1 August 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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2022-09-30 10:59:40
An entertaining story in a classical music setting that doesn't resort to the usual clichés and tropes. Lanigan's writing sizzles, gently searing the edges of an industry rooted in convention. The post appeared first on Thoroughly Good.
2021-03-17 04:15:00
Sir Michael Tippett - The Midsummer Marriage - Davis - Pritchard
[…] a wood, the buds of summer, the feeling of the past, the presence of England (and in particular the west of the country), of which libretto and music are saturated ". (Lord Harewood) Digital download, cover and booklet with full libretto (and awkward layout) As a bonus I have included the recording of the premiere: Mark Richard Lewis Jenifer Joan Sutherland King Fisher Otokar Kraus Bella Adele Leigh Jack John Lanigan Sosotris Oralia Dominguez Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden John Pritchard Recorded 1955 Unchained Melodie 2014 Digital download with cover And last but no least a comment by the innefable David Hurwitz: "It’s a little-known fact that Joan Sutherland created the role of Jennifer in Michael Tippett’s masterpiece THE MIDSUMMER MARRIAGE at its World Premiere, Covent Garden, 27 Jan., 1955. However splendid the music, given the composer’s famously […]
2020-08-15 04:14:00
Classical Music News of the Week, August 15, 2020
[…] of a Mozart piano sonata, available for a whole week, FREE! Get your weekly dose of Mozart each Wednesday, and enjoy it until the following Wednesday when it will be replaced by the next installment, at OrliShahamMozart.com. --Gail Wein, Classical Music Communications Saratoga Performing Arts Center and Saratoga Shakespeare Present World Premiere On August 22, Saratoga Shakespeare Company (SSC) will premiere the audio performance of Testament, written by Damian Lanigan and co-produced with the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in association with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Commissioned by Saratoga Shakespeare Company to be premiered during SPAC’s Beethoven 2020 Festival, Testament is a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven in a moment of crisis – grappling with the loss of his hearing, and emerging from his suffering to write one of the greatest symphonies of all time, the “Eroica.” Part of SPAC's Beethoven 2020 […]
2016-06-20 16:55:55
Nostra e del ciel è gloria
[…] little-known fact about the maestro is his presence in the Guinness Book of World Records: he holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won (31 out of 74 nominations, plus a special lifetime achievement award). Giuseppe Verdi: Otello Royal Opera, Covent Garden Georg Solti, conductor 30 June 1962 Otello – Mario Del Monaco Desdemona – Raina Kabaivanska Jago – Tito Gobbi Emilia – Josephine Veasey Cassio – John Lanigan Roderigo – John Dobson Lodovico – David Ward Montano – Forbes Robinson Un aroldo – Glynne Thomas If you’re not in the mood for Shakespearean tragedy, you may enjoy a charming, fun performance of L’elisir d’amore from a broadcast last week from Wiener Staatsoper starring Stephen Costello, Valentina Nafortina, and Erwin Schrott as a scenery-chewing Dulcamara. I know Costello has had his detractors at Parterre, but within an hour […]
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