Gillian Knight
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Biography
Gillian Knight (born 1 November 1934) is an English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas. After six years from 1959 to 1965 starring in these roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Knight began a grand opera career. Knight joined Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera) in 1968 and, in 1970, went on to the Royal Opera, where she performed numerous roles over a period of more than three decades. Knight has performed with many other opera companies in Britain, Europe and America and at houses internationally and has recorded many of her Gilbert and Sullivan and grand opera roles.
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- I'm Called Little Buttercup featuring New Symphony Orchestra
- Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard - When our gallant Norman foes featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sullivan: The Gondoliers - In enterprise of martial kind featuring New Symphony Orchestra
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Recitative and Duet. Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me featuring John Mark Ainsley
- Sullivan: "Strange adventure!" featuring Gillian Knight
- Mozart: Mass in C, K.257 "Credo" - 4. Sanctus featuring Colin Davis
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Song. When Fred'ric Was a Little Lad featuring Charles Mackerras
- M'aiuti, signorina featuring James Levine
- Mozart: Mass in C, K.257 "Credo" - 2. Gloria featuring Colin Davis
- Mozart: Mass in C, K.257 "Credo" - 3. Credo featuring Colin Davis
- Sullivan: _ - Gilbert & Sullivan: A many years ago (HMS PInafore) featuring Joyce Wright [Soprano]
- Sullivan: _ - Gilbert & Sullivan: Farewell, my own (HMS PInafore) featuring Joyce Wright [Soprano]
- Wagner: Parsifal / Act 2 - "Parsifal! Weile!" featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- Sullivan: _ - Gilbert & Sullivan: Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen (HMS PInafore) featuring Joyce Wright [Soprano]
- Mozart: Mass in C, K.257 "Credo" - 5. Benedictus featuring Colin Davis
- Madama Butterfly: The Flower Duet by Renata Scotto
- Dimani si partirà featuring Plácido Domingo
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Trio. Away, Away, My Heart's on Fire! featuring John Mark Ainsley
- Sullivan: _ - Gilbert & Sullivan: Things are seldom what they seem (HMS PInafore) featuring Isidore Godfrey
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Trio. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold featuring John Mark Ainsley
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Recitative and Trio. Now for the Pirates' Lair! featuring John Mark Ainsley
- Sullivan: "Comes the pretty young bride" - "'Tis said to you" - "Hold, pretty one!" featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wagner: Parsifal / Act 2 - "Hier war das Tosen!" featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- Wagner: Parsifal / Act 2 - "Komm, holder Knabe!" featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
