Tippett, Michael > Mezzo Soprano

Tippett: King Priam / Norrington/Kent Opera, Sarah Walker, Rodney Macann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-02-26

Works: Michael Tippett: King Priam
Performers: Ebrahim, Omar; Haskin, Howard; Jenkins, Neil; Macann, Rodney; Mason, Anne; Price, Janet; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Kent Opera Chorus; Kent Opera Orchestra

The re-telling of part of the original epic legend of Troy follows the Homeric characters through their love, loyalties and vengeance – leading to the...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage / Davis, Herincx, et al

2 CD / Lyrita / 2007-03-13

Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Burrows, Stuart; Carlyle, Joan; Daniels, Andrew; Dean, Stafford; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Remedios, Alberto; Whelan, David
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Long patronized by the music establishment as an amateur because of his late start in music study, Michael Tippett (1905-1998) was to become in later...continue...

Tippett: Midsummer Marriage / Pritchard, Sutherland, Lewis

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-08

Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Coates, Edith; Kraus, Otakar; Lanigan, John; Leigh, Adele; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Sinclair, Monica; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Michael Tippet (1905-1998) became one of the most influential and respected British composers with several major operas to his credit, of which 'The Midsummer Marriage'...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - à la Gloire de Dieu - Barber, Stravinsky, etc

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Charles Ives: Contemplations (2); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Michael Tippett: Negro Spirituals (5), for chorus (from "A Child of Our Time"); Francis Poulenc: Sept ...
Performers: Bruce-Payne, Sally; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacKenzie, Neil
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; The Sixteen

On this disc, the most prominent new world composers of their time, Ives and Barber, are brought together with two old world counterparts, Poulenc and...continue...

Tippett: Midsummer Marriage / Joan Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-09

Works: Michael Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Coates, Edith; Kraus, Otakar; Lanigan, John; Leigh, Adele; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Sinclair, Monica; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Pritchard, John

Tippett conducts Tippett - Concertos, Ritual Dances, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts; Praeludium, for brass, bells & percussion; Suite in D major for t...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Baillie, Alexander; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Cullis, Rita; Curtis, Mark; Ha...
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra

This CD set is released in honor of Sir Michael Tippett, who passed away on January 8th, 1998. It contains important recordings of some of...continue...

Tippett: King Priam / Atherton, London Sinfonietta

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-11-21

Works: Michael Tippett: King Priam, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bailey, Norman; Bowen, Kenneth; Hall, Peter; Harper, Heather; Hirst, Linda; Langridge, Philip; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Murray, Ann; Palmer, Felicity; Tear, Robert; Walker, Tim...
Conductors: Atherton, David
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta Chorus

"The performance and the clean, transparent recording are in short fully worthy of this wonderful opera...a remarkably fine performance." -Grammophone "...I could use the space...continue...