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Popular Operatic Overtures | Nimbus NI7097

Popular Operatic Overtures

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Label: Nimbus

Cat No: NI7097

Barcode: 0710357709722

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 8th July 2016

Contents

About

There is nothing quite like the thrill of tense anticipation which runs through an opera house as the lights dim, the tuning-up and chattering stops abruptly, applause greets the conductor, and the first notes of the overture sound from the orchestra pit. Many of the greatest operatic composers have taken full advantage of this magnificent opportunity to mesmerize an audience and to set the musical scene before the curtain actually goes up.

William Boughton was born into a musical family, his grandfather (Rutland Boughton) a composer, his father a professional viola player and his mother was a singer. After studies, at New England Conservatory (Boston),
Guildhall School of Music (London) and Prague Academy as a cellist, he entered the profession in London playing with the Royal Philharmonic, BBC and London Sinfonietta.

The experience of playing in orchestras led to a passion to pursue a career in conducting and he decided to return to studies firstly with George Hurst and then with Sir Colin Davis. In 1980 he formed the English Symphony Orchestra.

With the ESO he built a significant discography of internationally acclaimed recordings with Nimbus Records - predominantly of English music.

Previously available as NI5120

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