Richard Cowan News
American opera singer (1957-2015)
Commemorations 2025 (Death: Richard Cowan)
- bass-baritone
- United States of America
- opera singer, film actor
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2021-11-01 13:42:18
Born in Edinburgh in 1930, Gwilt began studying cello in 1943 with Jane Cowan at the Sedbergh School. “I soon fell under the spell of this wonderful warm-hearted and generous teacher and by the time I left Sedbergh I longed to make cello playing and music-making my career, all thanks to Jane's inspiration,” Gwilt […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-02-14 11:15:20
A Life On-Line: New beginnings at the Academy of Ancient Music, the dying embers of Romanticism, fairytales in Scotland and a children's jukebox
[…] ornamented directly and sometimes in the style of, using their writings to create modern versions. Fascinating and full of information, luckily there is going to be recording. [BREMF@Home] Over at Opera North there was the delighful Great Opera North Challenge, an entertaining and at times challenging University Challenge type quiz on opera and musicals with two teams, Amy J Payne, Opera North chorus member, David Greed, leader of the orchestra of Opera North, and David Cowan, head of music, against Fflur Wyn, soprano, Antony Hermus, conductor and Alessandro Talevi, director
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2020-12-20 10:41:56
Classical radio loses its most knowledgeable presenter
The engaging broadcaster Rob Cowan has made his last appearance on Classic FM. Rob’s 3-year contract has come to an end and has not been renewed. He knows more about records than anyone presently on air – maybe too much for Classic FM, which constantly respins the same old hits. Having quit the suffocating BBC, […]
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