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==History== |
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They were founded after [[World War II]] in England. One of their co-founders was [[Denis Stevens]] (1922–2004),<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/em/32.4.643 |title=Denis Stevens (1922-2004) |journal=Early Music |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=643–644 |year=2004 |last1=Dobbins |first1=F. }}</ref> a British musicologist and [[viola]] player who joined the [[BBC Music]] Department in 1949 and developed programs of [[Renaissance]] and early [[Baroque music]]. Stevens conducted them from 1956 to 1960.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boden |first1=Anthony |title=Thomas Tomkins: The Last Elizabethan |date=2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978- |
They were founded after [[World War II]] in England. One of their co-founders was [[Denis Stevens]] (1922–2004),<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/em/32.4.643 |title=Denis Stevens (1922-2004) |journal=Early Music |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=643–644 |year=2004 |last1=Dobbins |first1=F. }}</ref> a British musicologist and [[viola]] player who joined the [[BBC Music]] Department in 1949 and developed programs of [[Renaissance]] and early [[Baroque music]]. Stevens conducted them from 1956 to 1960.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boden |first1=Anthony |title=Thomas Tomkins: The Last Elizabethan |date=2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-53917-3 |page=X |url=https://books.google.com/?id=jS4rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=%22ambrosian+singers%22#v=onepage&q=%22ambrosian%22&f=false}}</ref> The other was [[John McCarthy (tenor)|John McCarthy]] (1919–2009), a professional [[tenor]] soloist. McCarthy continued to conduct them until the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Opus |date=1988 |volume=4 |issue=2 |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=FzFLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ambrosian%22+%22McCarthy%22&dq=%22Ambrosian%22+%22McCarthy%22|title=Opus }}</ref> During the 1960's the choir consisted of 600–700 singers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=John |first1=McCarthy |journal=The Amor Artis Bulletin |date=1967 |volume=6 |issue=9–10 |pages=12–19 }}{{full}}</ref> |
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They organised and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951, initially to sing polyphonic choruses for renaissance and medieval pieces for ''The History of Music'' series, however their repertoire greatly expanded afterwards. Depending on the style to be sung and on the occasion, they may go by the names "the Ambrosian Consort", "the Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus", "the Ambrossian Chorus", the "Ambrosian Choir", and "London Symphony Orchestra Chorus".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Kenneth |title=John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-charismatic-choral-conductor-and-arranger-1712389.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The Independent |date=22 June 2009}}</ref> |
They organised and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951, initially to sing polyphonic choruses for renaissance and medieval pieces for ''The History of Music'' series, however their repertoire greatly expanded afterwards. Depending on the style to be sung and on the occasion, they may go by the names "the Ambrosian Consort", "the Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus", "the Ambrossian Chorus", the "Ambrosian Choir", and "London Symphony Orchestra Chorus".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Kenneth |title=John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-charismatic-choral-conductor-and-arranger-1712389.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The Independent |date=22 June 2009}}</ref> |
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The Ambrossian singers have been the training ground for a large number of professional artists.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Kenneth |title=John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-charismatic-choral-conductor-and-arranger-1712389.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The Independent |date=22 June 2009}}</ref> Famous members have included [[Heather Harper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Millington |first1=Barry |title=Heather Harper Obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/22/heather-harper-obituary |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=22 April 2019}}</ref> [[Dorothy Dorow]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Dorothy Dorow Obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/05/07/dorothy-dorow-soprano-obituary/ |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 May 2017}}</ref>, [[Janet Baker]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Michael |title=MUSIC Happy 80th birthday, Dame Janet Baker |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2013/08/happy-80th-birthday-dame-janet-baker/ |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Spectator |date=17 August 2013}}</ref> [[Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)|Sarah Walker]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams Macy |first1=Laura |title=The Grove Book of Opera Singers |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978- |
The Ambrossian singers have been the training ground for a large number of professional artists.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Kenneth |title=John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-charismatic-choral-conductor-and-arranger-1712389.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The Independent |date=22 June 2009}}</ref> Famous members have included [[Heather Harper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Millington |first1=Barry |title=Heather Harper Obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/22/heather-harper-obituary |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=22 April 2019}}</ref> [[Dorothy Dorow]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Dorothy Dorow Obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/05/07/dorothy-dorow-soprano-obituary/ |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 May 2017}}</ref>, [[Janet Baker]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Michael |title=MUSIC Happy 80th birthday, Dame Janet Baker |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2013/08/happy-80th-birthday-dame-janet-baker/ |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Spectator |date=17 August 2013}}</ref> [[Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)|Sarah Walker]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams Macy |first1=Laura |title=The Grove Book of Opera Singers |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-533765-5 |page=528 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=N0zthpCZuAUC&pg=PA528&dq=%22Ambrosian+Singers%22#v=onepage&q=%22Ambrosian%20Singers%22&f=false |accessdate=22 August 2019}}</ref> [[Margaret Price]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Dame Margaret Price |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/8291584/Dame-Margaret-Price.html |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=30 Jan 2011}}</ref> Meriel Dickinson, [[Robert Tear]], [[Ian Partridge]] and [[John Shirley-Quirk]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Kenneth |title=John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-mccarthy-charismatic-choral-conductor-and-arranger-1712389.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The Independent |date=22 June 2009}}</ref> |
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Ambrosian Singers has participated in numerous Christmas albums, appeared in albums with such pop and rock artists as [[Neil Diamond]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Talk Talk]], [[Julie Andrews]], etc., and sung in several [[Studio recording|studio cast album]]s of Broadway musicals. They have participated in various film soundtrack scores such as ''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]'', ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'', ''[[Krull (film)|Krull]]'', ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'', ''[[Children of the Stones]]'' and ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', and in some albums of Italian films: Film Scores of [[Ennio Morricone]] and [[Nino Rota]] (conducted by [[Henry Mancini]], collections of [[Miklos Rozsa]] scores, and original scores from MGM classic musicals. They did the introduction vocals for the song "Inside" by [[Stiltskin]] in 1994. They also were the chorus that sang Mozart's Requiem in the film ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]''. |
Ambrosian Singers has participated in numerous Christmas albums, appeared in albums with such pop and rock artists as [[Neil Diamond]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Talk Talk]], [[Julie Andrews]], etc., and sung in several [[Studio recording|studio cast album]]s of Broadway musicals. They have participated in various film soundtrack scores such as ''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]'', ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'', ''[[Krull (film)|Krull]]'', ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'', ''[[Children of the Stones]]'' and ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', and in some albums of Italian films: Film Scores of [[Ennio Morricone]] and [[Nino Rota]] (conducted by [[Henry Mancini]], collections of [[Miklos Rozsa]] scores, and original scores from MGM classic musicals. They did the introduction vocals for the song "Inside" by [[Stiltskin]] in 1994. They also were the chorus that sang Mozart's Requiem in the film ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]''. |
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==''Showboat'' controversy== |
==''Showboat'' controversy== |
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During the 1980's, the Ambrosian Singers involvement in a recording of ''[[Showboat (musical)|Showboat]]'' arranged by [[John McGlinn]] using the original 1927 lyrics invited controversy as it involved the singing of racial slurs. Originally an all-black choir had been intended to sing the "black" roles in the musical, however they walked out after they discovered the content of the lyrics they were going to sing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Florjancic |first1=Linda M. |title="We'll Find a New Way of Living:" Racism in Showboat, South Pacific, The King and I and West Side Story |url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1124769084 |website=Ohio.Gov |publisher=Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. University of Akron |accessdate=22 August 2019}}</ref> As a consequence, the Ambrosian Singers sang both the "white" and the "black" parts of the musical.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Decker |first1=Todd R. |title=Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical |date=2013 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978- |
During the 1980's, the Ambrosian Singers involvement in a recording of ''[[Showboat (musical)|Showboat]]'' arranged by [[John McGlinn]] using the original 1927 lyrics invited controversy as it involved the singing of racial slurs. Originally an all-black choir had been intended to sing the "black" roles in the musical, however they walked out after they discovered the content of the lyrics they were going to sing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Florjancic |first1=Linda M. |title="We'll Find a New Way of Living:" Racism in Showboat, South Pacific, The King and I and West Side Story |url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1124769084 |website=Ohio.Gov |publisher=Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. University of Akron |accessdate=22 August 2019}}</ref> As a consequence, the Ambrosian Singers sang both the "white" and the "black" parts of the musical.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Decker |first1=Todd R. |title=Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical |date=2013 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-025053-9 |pages=209–210 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=uHMRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&dq=%22Ambrosian+Chorus%22#v=onepage&q=%22Ambrosian%20Chorus%22&f=false |accessdate=21 August 2019}}</ref> The recording was arranged by [[EMI]] who "didn't care they were white".<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-92471-7_10 |chapter=On Stage and Screen |title=Performing Music History |pages=289–326 |year=2018 |last1=Tibbetts |first1=John C. |isbn=978-3-319-92470-0 }}</ref> |
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==Involvement in opera== |
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Ambrosian Singers | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1951–present |
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The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best-known London choral groups, particularly appreciated for its great variety of recorded repertory.
History
They were founded after World War II in England. One of their co-founders was Denis Stevens (1922–2004),[1] a British musicologist and viola player who joined the BBC Music Department in 1949 and developed programs of Renaissance and early Baroque music. Stevens conducted them from 1956 to 1960.[2] The other was John McCarthy (1919–2009), a professional tenor soloist. McCarthy continued to conduct them until the late 1980s.[3] During the 1960's the choir consisted of 600–700 singers.[4]
They organised and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951, initially to sing polyphonic choruses for renaissance and medieval pieces for The History of Music series, however their repertoire greatly expanded afterwards. Depending on the style to be sung and on the occasion, they may go by the names "the Ambrosian Consort", "the Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus", "the Ambrossian Chorus", the "Ambrosian Choir", and "London Symphony Orchestra Chorus".[5]
The Ambrossian singers have been the training ground for a large number of professional artists.[6] Famous members have included Heather Harper,[7] Dorothy Dorow,[8], Janet Baker,[9] Sarah Walker,[10] Margaret Price,[11] Meriel Dickinson, Robert Tear, Ian Partridge and John Shirley-Quirk.[12]
Ambrosian Singers has participated in numerous Christmas albums, appeared in albums with such pop and rock artists as Neil Diamond, Grace Jones, Talk Talk, Julie Andrews, etc., and sung in several studio cast albums of Broadway musicals. They have participated in various film soundtrack scores such as Brainstorm, Empire of the Sun, Krull, Chariots of Fire, Children of the Stones and The Secret of NIMH, and in some albums of Italian films: Film Scores of Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota (conducted by Henry Mancini, collections of Miklos Rozsa scores, and original scores from MGM classic musicals. They did the introduction vocals for the song "Inside" by Stiltskin in 1994. They also were the chorus that sang Mozart's Requiem in the film Amadeus.
Showboat controversy
During the 1980's, the Ambrosian Singers involvement in a recording of Showboat arranged by John McGlinn using the original 1927 lyrics invited controversy as it involved the singing of racial slurs. Originally an all-black choir had been intended to sing the "black" roles in the musical, however they walked out after they discovered the content of the lyrics they were going to sing.[13] As a consequence, the Ambrosian Singers sang both the "white" and the "black" parts of the musical.[14] The recording was arranged by EMI who "didn't care they were white".[15]
Involvement in opera
Ambrosian Singers is also called Ambrosian Opera Chorus (or Ambrosian Chorus or Ambrosian Choir). The ensemble has made numerous recordings of full length operas under various noted conductors including Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, Lamberto Gardelli, Nello Santi, Julius Rudel, Georges Prêtre and many more. From 1961 to 1966, when McCarthy was a choral director of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Ambrosian Singers were known as the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus.[16]
Under various names (Ambrosian Singers, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Ambrosian Chorus, Ambrosian Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus or The John McCarthy Singers), the ensemble has appeared in various type of recording albums with many renowned operatic singers such as recording recitals, sacred music, selected arias and complete operas with Montserrat Caballé, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and many more.
Their singing style has been described variously as "stylish",[17] and "like an obedient battalion".[18]
Selected operatic discography
| Year | Composer, Opera |
Cast | Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
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| 1964 | Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda | Joan Sutherland, Cornelius Opthof, Luciano Pavarotti, et al. |
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: |
| 1966 | Rossini: Semiramide | Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Joseph Rouleau, et al. |
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: |
| 1966 | Gounod: Faust | Joan Sutherland, Franco Corelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, et al. |
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: |
| 1969 | Verdi: La forza del destino | Martina Arroyo, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, et al. |
Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Cat: |
| Donizetti: Roberto Devereux | Beverly Sills, Róbert Ilosfalvy, Peter Glossop, Beverly Wolff |
Charles Mackerras Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Westminster Cat: | |
| Verdi: Il trovatore | Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, et al. |
Zubin Mehta New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 6194-2 Cat: 86194 | |
| 1970 | Verdi: Don Carlos | Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Sherill Milnes, et al. |
Carlo Maria Giulini Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Ambrosian Chorus |
Audio CD: Angel Records Cat: 47701 |
| Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, et al. |
Richard Bonynge English Chamber Orchestra Ambrosian Chorus |
Audio CD: Angel Records Cat: 47701 | |
| Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor | Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Justino Diaz |
Thomas Schippers London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Westminster Cat: | |
| Massenet: Manon | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Gabriel Bacquier |
Julius Rudel New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Cat: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: | |
| 1971 | Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata | Plácido Domingo, Cristina Deutekom, Ruggero Raimondi, et al. |
Lamberto Gardelli Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Philips Cat: 422 420–2 |
| Puccini: Manon Lescaut | Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Vincente Sardinero, et al. |
Bruno Bartoletti (Studio) New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classic Cat: 7 47736-8 | |
| Verdi: Rigoletto | Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Joan Sutherland, et al. |
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 414–269–2 | |
| Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Hermann Prey, Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Enzo Dara, Paolo Montarsolo |
Claudio Abbado London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: | |
| 1972 | Bellini: Norma | Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, et al. |
Carlo Felice Cillario London Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 6502-2 Cat: 8650 |
| Verdi: Atila | Ruggero Raimondi, Carlo Bergonzi, Christina Deutekom, et al. |
Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Philips Cat: 412–875–2 | |
| Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco | Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, et al. |
James Levine London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 63226-2 Angel Records Cat: 63226 | |
| 1973 | Boito: Mefistofele | Plácido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Montserrat Caballé, et al. |
Julius Rudel (Studio) London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Angel Cat: 49522 EMI Cat: 49522-2 |
| Bellini: I Puritani | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Louis Quilico, Paul Plishka |
Julius Rudel London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Westminster The Legacy Cat: 471 207–2 | |
| 1975 | Massenet: La Navarraise | Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Marilyn Horne, et al. |
Henry Lewis London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA Victor Cat: 50167 |
| 1976 | Montemezzi: L'amore dei tre re | Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Elizabeth Bainbridge, et al. |
Nello Santi, London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 50166 |
| Charpentier: Louise | Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Gabriel Bacquier, et al. |
Georges Prêtre New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Sony Classical Cat: 46429 | |
| Puccini: Il Trittico (Il tabarro / Gianni Schicchi) |
Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Ileana Cotrubas, et al. |
Lorin Maazel London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: CBS Cat: 35912 Cat: 79312 | |
| Puccini: Tosca | Plácido Domingo, Raina Kabaivanska, Sherrill Milnes, et al. |
Bruno Bartoletti (Film) New Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4038 | |
| 1977 | Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur | Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Sherrill Milnes, et al. |
James Levine (Studio) Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Sony Classical Cat: 34588 CBS Cat: 79310 |
| Verdi: Otello | Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Sherrill Milnes, et al. |
James Levine National Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian singers |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 2951 Cat: 82951-2 | |
| Bizet: Carmen | Teresa Berganza, Plácido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubas, et al. |
Claudio Abbado London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 427 885–2 | |
| 1978 | Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana | Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Renata Scotto, et al. |
James Levine (Studio) National Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA Cat: 83091 BMG Classics Cat: 74321 39500 2 Brilliant Classics Cat: 6251 |
| Puccini: Madama Butterfly | Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Ingvar Wixell, et al. |
Lorin Maazel (Studio) London Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: CBS Cat: 35181 Sony Cat: 91135 | |
| Verdi: Nabucco | Matteo Manuguerra, Veriano Luchetti Nicolai Ghiaurov Renata Scotto, Elena Obraztsova |
Riccardo Muti Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: CBS, Cat: 4564472 EMI The Opera Series | |
| Donizetti: Don Pasquale | Beverly Sills, Donald Gramm, Alfredo Kraus, Alan Titus |
Sarah Caldwell London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Cat: | |
| 1978 | Massenet: Cendrillon | Frederica von Stade, Nicolai Gedda, Ruth Welting, Jane Berbié, Jules Bastin |
Julius Rudel Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Sony Cat: |
| 1979 | Puccini: Le Villi | Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Leo Nucci, et al. |
Lorin Maazel National Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: CBS Cat: 36669 Cat: 76890 |
| 1979 | Rossini: William Tell | Sherrill Milnes, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, et al. |
Riccardo Chailly National Philharmonic Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 4757723 |
| 1980 | Puccini: Tosca | Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Renato Capecchi, et al. |
James Levine (Studio) Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Angel Cat: 49364 EMI Cat: 49364-2 |
| 1982 | Puccini: La rondine | Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Leo Nucci, et al. |
Lorin Maazel London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Chorus |
Audio CD: CBS Cat: M2K-37852 |
| 1985 | Verdi: La forza del destino | Rosalind Plowright, José Carreras, Renato Bruson, et al. |
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD:Deutsche Grammophon Cat: |
Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.
References
- ^ Dobbins, F. (2004). "Denis Stevens (1922-2004)". Early Music. 32 (4): 643–644. doi:10.1093/em/32.4.643.
- ^ Boden, Anthony (2017). Thomas Tomkins: The Last Elizabethan. Routledge. p. X. ISBN 978-1-351-53917-3.
- ^ "Opus". Opus. 4 (2): 2. 1988.
- ^ John, McCarthy (1967). The Amor Artis Bulletin. 6 (9–10): 12–19.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed] - ^ Shenton, Kenneth (22 June 2009). "John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Shenton, Kenneth (22 June 2009). "John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Millington, Barry (22 April 2019). "Heather Harper Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Dorothy Dorow Obituary". The Telegraph. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (17 August 2013). "MUSIC Happy 80th birthday, Dame Janet Baker". The Spectator. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Williams Macy, Laura (2008). The Grove Book of Opera Singers. Oxford University Press. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-19-533765-5. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Dame Margaret Price". The Telegraph. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Shenton, Kenneth (22 June 2009). "John McCarthy: Charismatic choral conductor and arranger". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Florjancic, Linda M. ""We'll Find a New Way of Living:" Racism in Showboat, South Pacific, The King and I and West Side Story". Ohio.Gov. Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. University of Akron. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Decker, Todd R. (2013). Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical. Oxford University Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-19-025053-9. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Tibbetts, John C. (2018). "On Stage and Screen". Performing Music History. pp. 289–326. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92471-7_10. ISBN 978-3-319-92470-0.
- ^ Also known as London Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
- ^ "Ambrosian Singers and Consort". Records in Review. 14: 466. 1969. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Hasted, Nick (2016). "Enlightenment" (PDF). Uncut: 86–87. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
- Bach-Cantatas.com page on the Ambrosian Singers
- Joseph Stevenson, "Ambrosian Singers". Classical Artist Biographies. All Media Guide, 2008.
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