Philip Langridge

A world-class opera singer and recitalist, tenor Philip Langridge is at great demand being a performer of an array of operatic functions, particulalry music by Britten, Janácek, and Stravinsky. Praised for his shiny and penetrating tone of voice, Langridge was a vocalist whose amazing vocal strength didn’t diminish the clearness of his diction. Created in Kent, Langridge analyzed in the London Royal Academy of Music, where his educators had been Celia Bizony and Bruce Boyce. He worked well his way in the professional ladder, from his 1st appearance like a Footman in Richard Strauss’ Capriccio at Glyndebourne. Shortly after his debut at Glyndenbourne, he made an appearance there in the best tasks of Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio, and Laca in Janácek’s Jenufa. Langridge’s Covent Backyard debut in 1983 mixed Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, where he was the Teapot, and Stravinsky’s Nightingale, where he sang the part from the Fisherman. In 1985, he debuted in the Metropolitan mainly because Ferrando in Mozart’s Così lover tutte, and his first Salzburg appearance is at the part of Aron in Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron. Langridge continued to record the part of Aron for the Decca launch from the opera under Georg Solti, a creation that received a Grammy Honor. Langridge regularly sang the name part in two main Stravinsky operas, Oedipus Rex as well as the Rake’s Improvement. He appeared inside a creation of Oedipus Rex carried out by Seiji Ozawa, which received a Japanese award for greatest opera creation 1994. His portrayal of Zivny in Janácek’s one-act opera Osud (Destiny), documented for EMI with Charles Mackerras, brought Langridge the 1984 Olivier Award. He also sang the part of Laca in Janácek’s Jenufa, showing up as Albert Gregor in The Makropulos Case. Specifically valued as an interpreter of Benjamin Britten’s music, Langridge sang the name tasks in Britten operas Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, Change from the Screw, and Loss of life in Venice. Langridge received two honours for his shows of Britten: a Gramophone Honor for Battle Requiem and a vintage CD Honor for Turn from the Screw. A keen performer of modern English music, he premiered many works by English composers, including Birtwistle’s The Face mask of Orpheus and Tippett’s New Yr. Langridge sang additional important 20th hundred years tasks, including Andres in Berg’s Wozzeck, Tag in Tippett’s Midsummer Relationship, and Edrisi in Szymanowski’s Ruler Roger. Nevertheless, his repertoire encompassed Baroque and Intimate opera: he sang Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea; Shuisky in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov; Loge in Wagner’s Das Rheingold; and Benedict in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict. Being a recitalist, Langridge performed with world-class pianists, including Maurizio Pollini and Andras Schiff. A tour of Schubert’s melody routine Winterreise, with pianist David Owens Norris, was finished by an extremely acclaimed performance on the Salzburg Mozarteum. Langridge was wedded to mezzo-soprano Ann Murray. A receiver of several honors, Langridge became a Commander from the United kingdom Empire in 1994 and was a devoted collector of watercolors.