| Track 1) Dich Theure Halle - Elizabeth - Tannhaüser - Wagner |
From the broadcast of a Gala Concert in the Royal Festival Hall with Ashley Lawrence conducting the B.B.C. Concert Orchestra in the late seventies. |
| Track 2) Du Bist der Lenz - Sieglinde - Die Walküre - Wagner |
From the broadcast on American Radio of a live performance of Die Walküre from Dallas Opera 1981. |
Track 3) Weh’ mir - Ada - Die Feen - Wagner |
It was planned to record Die Feen over a period of three weeks before giving two live performances in The Concert Hall in Munich. We lost our tenor during this period and when he was eventually replaced there was no time left to record so this recording was issued from parts of both these live performances. The orchestra is The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sawallisch. 1984. |
Track 4) Selig, wie die Sonne - Quintet - Die Meistersinger - Wagner |
| This is a recording made from the amphitheatre of The Theatre Royal Glasgow in early December 1976. Our daughter Kirsty was six weeks old and is being held by Peter in the wings as I sing this performance. I was called at 7-30 am and asked to sing at 5-30 that evening and after a horrendous journey from London all three of us arrived 15minutes before curtain up and I sang my first Eva. The other singers are Hans Sachs; Norman Bailey, Walter; Alan Cathcart, David; Gregory Dempsey and Magdalene; Claire Livingstone. The Orchestra of Scottish Opera is conducted by Alexander Gibson. |
| Tracks 5-11) Excerpts from Tristan und Isolde - Wagner |
Track 5) Wie Lachend sie mir lieder singen - Act 1 |
| Track 6) Herrn Tristan bringe mienen Gruss - Act 1 |
| Track 7) Den Balsam nützt’ ich, den sie bot - Act 1 |
| Track 8) Isolde! Geliebte! - Act 2 |
| Track 9) O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe - Act 2 |
| Track 10) So stürben wir, um ungetrennt - Act 2 |
| Track 11) Mild und leise - Act 3 |
| Orchestra of Welsh National Opera conducted by Reginald Goodall. |
Tristan: John Mitchinson, Brangäne: Anne Wilkens. I should have recorded this in a period laid aside especially for it in my diary but I had bronchitis and so had to record it in one week in Swansea while I was performing Tosca twice in the same week with English National Opera in London. Mr Goodall wanted it to be as close to a performance as possible so we recorded in huge sweeps of about half an act at a time and left it at that. I think this gives it its quality of being a live performance. |
Track 12-15 Excerpts from Idomeneo Mozart |
Track 12) Tutte nel cor vi sento Electra Act 1 |
| Track 13) Idol mio Electra Act 2 |
Track 14) Placido e il mar, andiamo Electra Act 2 |
Track 15) O smanie! O furie! Electra Act 3 |
These are from a live broadcast from Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1973. I was covering the role and on the morning of the broadcast the singer scheduled to sing was indisposed and so I performed the role for the first time. I sang the rest of the performances. |
Track 16-18) Excerpts form Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart |
| Track 16) Dove Sono The Countess Act 3 |
| Gala performance-Llandudno, Astra Theatre Pianist-Mrs. Eleanor Douglas-Williams |
| Track 17) Trio Act2 |
| Track 18) Part of finale Act 2 |
A live broadcast from the MacRobert Centre Stirling given in English by Scottish Opera. Susanna-Patricia Hay. Count-Malcolm Donnelly. |
| Track 19) Ritirna Vincitor! Aida Act 1 Verdi |
| This track is from the same gala concert as Dich Theure Halle heard on track1. The aria is very close to my heart, as it is with it that I won the Cinzano Award which brought me to study in London. I sang it on the stage of the Royal Opera House as part of the competition at the age of 20. |
Track 20) Salche and Ave Maria Othello Act 4 Verdi |
B.B.C. Nothern Orchestra, conducted by Bryden Thompson 1976. |
| Track 21) Libera Me Requiem Verdi |
| My first Verdi requiem conducted by John Pritchard in 1973 |
| Track 22) Letter Scene Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky |
Track 23) Duet Final Scene Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky |
| These extracts come from a broadcast of a performance by Amsterdam Opera and Orchestra in 1979. Onegin is Benjamin Luxon with whom it was a pleasure to perform. |
| Track 24) Mi Chiamano Mimi La Boheme Act 1. Puccini |
| Track 25) Donde lieta usci La Boheme Act 3. Puccini |
| From the back of the auditorium, a live show in Newcastle of La Boheme, given by Glyndebourne Touring Opera 1972. |
| Track 26) Kishmull's Castle Scottish folk Song arr. M.K. Fraser |
| Friday Night is Music night. |
| Track 27) The Holy City words F.E. Weatherly music Stephen Adams |
| Songs of Praise in the early seventies. |
| Track 28) Lunch Time recital for Radio 3. 1973(?) pianist Paul Hamburger |
| Frauen Liebe und Leben. Schumann |
| 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen |
| 2. Er, der Herrlichste von Allen |
Track 29-36) Recital at The Wigmore Hall 1984 pianist David Syrus |
| Track 29) Du bist die Ruh Schubert |
| Track 30) Dors, mon enfant Wagner |
| Track 31) Tout n’est qu’images fugitives Wagner |
| Track 32) L’attente Wagner |
| Track 33) Les adieux de Marie Stuart Wagner |
| Track 34) Liebst du um Schönheit Mahler |
| Track 35) Um Mitternacht Mahler |
| Track 36) Ich atmet’ einen linden duft Mahler |
| Tracks 37-41) Promenade Concert at The Albert Hall Conductor Bernard Haitink. The Wesendonk Songs Wagner |
| Track 37) Der Engel. |
| Track 38) Stehe Still! |
| Track 39) Im Triebhaus. |
| Track 40) Schmerzen. |
| Track 41) Traüme. |
