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Norman Bailey

Through the 1960s and 1970s, this British bass baritone obtained a substantial reputation as a respected Wagner singer, imprinting both Wotan and Hans Sachs along with his incisive, somewhat gritty timbre and penetrating musical sensitivity. While his tone of voice lacked the plush luxuriance of previous interpreters of the assignments, …

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