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Great Singers of the Century: George London | Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or C220051

Great Singers of the Century: George London

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Label: Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or

Cat No: C220051

Barcode: 4011790502014

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 5th August 2022

Contents

Works

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor
» Ni sna, ni otdikha izmuchennoi dushe

Offenbach, Jacques

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
» Leise tont meiner Stimme Klang
» Scintille diamant

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Eugene Onegin, op.24
» Onegin, bitte stehen sie auf
» Sie schreiben mir

Verdi, Giuseppe

Aida
» Ciel! mio padre!

Wagner, Richard

Die Walkure
» War es so schmahlich, was ich verbrach
» Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

Artists

George London (bass-baritone)
Teresa Stich-Randall
Maria Von Ilosvay
Valerie Bak
Astrid Varnay
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Rudolf Moralt
Richard Kraus
Hermann Weigert

Works

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor
» Ni sna, ni otdikha izmuchennoi dushe

Offenbach, Jacques

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
» Leise tont meiner Stimme Klang
» Scintille diamant

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Eugene Onegin, op.24
» Onegin, bitte stehen sie auf
» Sie schreiben mir

Verdi, Giuseppe

Aida
» Ciel! mio padre!

Wagner, Richard

Die Walkure
» War es so schmahlich, was ich verbrach
» Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

Artists

George London (bass-baritone)
Teresa Stich-Randall
Maria Von Ilosvay
Valerie Bak
Astrid Varnay
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Rudolf Moralt
Richard Kraus
Hermann Weigert

About

Among those singers who, in the mid-20th century, stepped onto the opera stages of the world and into the shoes of the legendary generation of singers of the 30s and 40s, bass-baritone George London was an exception. His voice, with its inimitable and balanced timbre in all registers, was virtually peerless. London was a true bass-baritone whose voice, even in the extreme reaches, could maintain its dark tone thanks to a sensitive style and articulation and a wide-ranging expressive ability.

His international career was brought to an abrupt and premature end in the 1960s. During an operation, one of his vocal cords was damaged and his voice never regained its force and beauty. While in Munich during a tour of Europe, London suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered. He died in New York in 1985.

This album of recordings from the Bavarian broadcast archive features the legendary bass-baritone at the height of his career in the 1950s.

Re-release of sold-out C502001

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