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Stephen Roberts, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, David Wilson- Johnson & John Tomlinson London Sinfonietta, David Atherton Punch and Judy elaborates the traditional puppet-play into an opera of stylised violence and
ritual. While the simplicity of the children’s entertainment is retained in the opera by the
characters—familiar and puppet-like—by the invented ‘nursery-rhymes’ of the libretto, and by the
waltzes, lullabies and serenades of the music, the tragi-comic actions of a homicidal puppet are
raised almost to the status of myth as Punch murders Judy over and over again. ‘As a whole the opera loses none of its powerful and sustained impact when compared with Birtwistle’s own more mature compositions. If anything, its startling primitivisms stand out more vividly, while its not inconsiderable moments of reflection and lyricism acquire an enhanced poignancy. The performance (a 1980 Gramophone Award winner) gains immeasurably from the alert control of David Atherton and the superlative musicianship of the London Sinfonietta.’ Gramophone | NMC - NMCD138 (CD - 2 discs) £14.99 (£12.76 ex. VAT) |
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Sherrill Milnes, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, John Tomlinson, Della Jones & Elizabeth Connell Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, August 1979 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Siegfried Jerusalem, Graham Clark, John Tomlinson, Günter von Kannen, Philip Kang, Anne Evans, Birgitta Svendén & Hilde Leidland Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim (Genuine Widescreen & Surround Sound) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sally Burgess & Sir John Tomlinson CBE Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes  BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - July 2006 |
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Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (on authentic instruments) "With full, atmospheric and well-balanced recording, this is a set not to be missed" Penguin Guide*** (1994) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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(Wotan) John Tomlinson, (Donner) Bodo Brinkmann, (Froh) Kurt Schreibmayer, (Loge) Graham Clark, (Fricka) Linda Finnie, (Freia) Eva Johansson, (Erda) Birgitta Svendén, (Alberich) Günter von Kannen, (Mime) Helmut Pampuch, (Fasolt) Matthias Hölle, (Fafner) Philip Kang, (Woglinde) Hilde Leidland, (Wellgunde) Annette Küttenbaum & (Flosshilde) Jane Turner Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim (Genuine Widescreen & Surround Sound) “…in two essential performances, Gunter von Kannen’s Alberich and Graham Clark’s Loge, the uneasy interplay of nimbly-acted comedy and menace works brilliantly. There are no weak links in the cast… The camerawork yields perfect compositions and plenty of glimpses of the full stage, while the genuine surround sound further helps to simulate a classic Bayreuth experience… this is part of what will be a five-star Ring on DVD.”
(BBC Music Magazine, on Das Rheingold, May 2006) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christiane Oelze, Richard Croft, John Tomlinson, Jean Rigby Andrew Davis Recorded: Glyndebourne 1999 'Elena Prokina is an ideal Tatyana in Grahma Vick's staging of Eugene Onegin' - BBC Music Magazine BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice - February 2006 |
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| |  | John TomlinsonGreat Scenes & Arias from Mozart, Wagner, and others
John Tomlinson Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, English Baroque Orchestra & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Giuseppe Sinopoli, N. McGegan & Pierre Boulez A bass baritone in the forefront of his profession, John Tomlinson is a singer and actor with tremendous vocal and stage presence regularly in demand for his portrayals of some of the most demanding roles in opera today. In a career that has lasted over three decades, he has performed with Glyndebourne Opera, Kent Opera, the New Opera Company at Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and English National Opera, with whom he has had a 25-year association and performed 50 roles. Internationally, Tomlinson has made important appearances at San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, L’Opéra de Paris, the Salzburg Easter Festival, Deutsche Oper, Berlin Staatsoper, and at the opera houses of Munich, Dresden and Vienna.
In 1988, John Tomlinson starred in Harry Kupfer’s new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festival with Daniel Barenboim conducting. It was with these performances that Tomlinson firmly established himself as the greatest living interpreter of Wotan (in Das Rheingold and Die Walküre) and of the Wanderer (in Siegfried) - these roles present what are generally regarded as being among the greatest vocal challenges in the entire operatic repertoire. He has sung at Bayreuth every year since. "Tomlinson's is a voice that carries the soul of the music in its every breath.“ (Daily Telegraph) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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John Tomlinson (Wotan), Bodo Brinkmann (Donner), Kurt Schreibmayer (Froh), Graham Clark (Loge), Linda Finnie (Fricka), Eva Johansson (Freia), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Günter von Kannen (Alberich), Helmut Pampuch (Mime), Matthias Hölle (Fasolt), Philip Kang (Fafner), Hilde Leidland (Woglinde), Annette Küttenbaum (Wellgunde) & Jane Turner (Flosshilde) Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Graham Clark (Mime), John Tomlinson (Der Wanderer), Anne Evans (Brünnhilde) & Hilde Leidland (Waldvogel) Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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