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Anthony Rolfe Johnson
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Ian Bostridge
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Ian Bostridge (born 25 December 1964) is an acclaimed English tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. Bostridge studied at Westminster School and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, where he read history and philosophy. He received his doctorate from Oxford, on… read more
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John Shirley-Quirk
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John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 … read moreJohn Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 to 1976, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, re… read moreJohn Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 to 1976, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these and other works under the composer's dire… read more
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Christa Ludwig
6,729 listeners
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Peter Pears
889 listeners
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, 22 June 1910 – Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer … read moreSir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, 22 June 1910 – Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten. He was educated at Lancing College and went on to study music at Keble College, … read moreSir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, 22 June 1910 – Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten. He was educated at Lancing College and went on to study music at Keble College, Oxford, serving as organist at Hertford College, but left wi… read more
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Peter Schreier
9,478 listeners
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Felicity Lott
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Felicity Lott, born May 8, 1947, is a British soprano. Celebrated for her Mozart and Strauss roles, she has also sung widely in contemporar… read moreFelicity Lott, born May 8, 1947, is a British soprano. Celebrated for her Mozart and Strauss roles, she has also sung widely in contemporary music like Stravinsky and Britten. View wikiFelicity Lott, born May 8, 1947, is a British soprano. Celebrated for her Mozart and Strauss roles, she has also sung widely in contemporary music like Stravinsky and Britten. View wiki
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Christian Gerhaher
4,528 listeners
Christian Gerhaher (born 1969 in Straubing) is a German baritone and bass singer in opera, concert and notably Lied. Christian Gerhaher st… read moreChristian Gerhaher (born 1969 in Straubing) is a German baritone and bass singer in opera, concert and notably Lied. Christian Gerhaher studied with Paul Kuen and Raimund Grumbach at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, and Lie… read moreChristian Gerhaher (born 1969 in Straubing) is a German baritone and bass singer in opera, concert and notably Lied. Christian Gerhaher studied with Paul Kuen and Raimund Grumbach at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, and Lied with Friedemann Berger, already together with his accompan… read more
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Fritz Wunderlich
19,110 listeners
Fritz Wunderlich (September 26, 1930 - September 17, 1966) was a German tenor, born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. His mother was a violin… read moreFritz Wunderlich (September 26, 1930 - September 17, 1966) was a German tenor, born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. His mother was a violinist and his father, who died when Fritz was only five years old, had been a choir-master. The fami… read moreFritz Wunderlich (September 26, 1930 - September 17, 1966) was a German tenor, born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. His mother was a violinist and his father, who died when Fritz was only five years old, had been a choir-master. The family lived with difficulties, and the story goes that as a you… read more
