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Anthony Rolfe Johnson

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Biography

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, born on November 5, 1940 in Tackley, Oxfordshire, was a British operatic tenor. He initially pursued an agricultural degree before transitioning to singing. Johnson studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made his major operatic debut as Count Vaudémont in Iolanta in 1973. In 1975, he debuted at Glyndebourne as Lensky in Eugene Onegin, winning the John Christie Award. Throughout his career, Johnson performed with major opera houses and collaborated with notable conductors. Notable recordings include Mozart's The Magic Flute and Britten’s Peter Grimes. He re-launched the Gregynog Music Festival in 1988 and was appointed Director of Singing Studies at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies in 1990. Johnson was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. He died on July 21, 2010 from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.
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  2.   Verdi: Otello / Act 4: "Niun mi tema" featuring Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  3.   Handel: My Heart is Inditing (Coronation Anthem No. 4, HWV 261) - My heart is inditing featuring Neville Marriner
  4.   Handel: My Heart is Inditing (Coronation Anthem No. 4, HWV 261) - Upon thy right hand featuring Neville Marriner
  5.   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Sing Unto God featuring Neville Marriner
  6.   Songs With Piano: So white, so soft, so sweet is she
  7.   Songs With Piano: I-Brasil
  8.   Schubert: Abends unter der Linde, D. 235 by Graham Johnson
  9.   Schubert: Abends unter der Linde, D. 237 by Graham Johnson
  10.   Schubert: Jagdlied, D. 521 by Graham Johnson
  11.   Schubert: Abendstern, D. 806 by Graham Johnson
  12.   Schubert: Willkommen und Abschied, D. 767 (1st Version) by Graham Johnson
  13.   Schubert: Vor meiner Wiege, D. 927 by Graham Johnson
  14.   Schubert: Der Knabe in der Wiege, D. 579 by Graham Johnson
  15.   Schubert: Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856 by Graham Johnson
  16.   Schubert: Die Nacht, D. 534: [Bars 1-100]. Die Nacht ist dumpfig by Graham Johnson
  17.   Schubert: Die Nacht, D. 534: [Bars 101-207]. Lass Wolken an Hügeln ruhn by Graham Johnson
  18.   Schubert: Die Sterne, D. 939 "Wie blitzen die Sterne" by Graham Johnson
  19.   Schubert: Alinde, D. 904 by Graham Johnson
  20.   Schubert: Der Vater mit dem Kind, D. 906 by Graham Johnson
  21.   Schubert: Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933 by Graham Johnson
  22.   Schubert: An die Laute, D. 905 by Graham Johnson
  23.   Schubert: Zur guten Nacht, D. 903 by Graham Johnson
  24.   Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3: No.1 Einleitung/Rez.: "Seht wie der strenge Winter..." featuring Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  25.   Idomeneo, re di Creta, K.366: "Principessa, a' tuoi sguardi" - "S'io non moro a questi accenti" - "C featuring Sylvia McNair
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