b. 1964 English tenor Bostridge completed a doctorate in history at Oxford before making his Wigmore Hall recital debut (1993) and his operatic debut at Covent Garden (1995). He has performed at the Aldeburgh, Edinburgh and Salzburg Festivals, at La Scala, Milan, and the Vienna State Opera, and with leading orchestras including the Berlin and Vienna ...
of Crete. Recommended Recording: Idomeneo, Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor; EMI Classics 5 57260 2; Soloists: Lisa Milne (Ilia), Barbara Frittoli (Elettra), Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Idamante), Ian Bostridge (Idomeneo), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Arbace) Personalities | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Classical Era | Opera ...
a constellation. Recommended Recording: Orfeo, Le Concert d’Astrée; Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Virgin Classics 7243 5 45642 2; Soloists: Natalie Dessay (Musica), Patrizia Ciofi (Euridice), Alice Coote (Silvia), Ian Bostridge (Orfeo), Christopher Maltman (Apollo) Personalities | Claudio Monteverdi | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera The Voice | The Castrati | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera The Voice | ...
Garden, where he made his debut in 1962, he sang many roles including Verdi’s Alvaro and Manrico (conducted by Giulini). Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Ian Bostridge | Contemporary | Classical ...
Recording: The Tempest, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Thomas Adès, conductor; EMI 6952342; Soloists: Simon Keenlyside (Prospero), Kate Royal (Miranda), Toby Spence (Ferdinand), Ian Bostridge (Caliban), Cyndia Sieden (Ariel), Philip Langridge (Alonso), Donald Kaasch (Antonio), Jonathan Summers (Sebastian), David Condier (Trinculo), Stephen Richardson (Stefano), Graeme Danby (Gonzalo) Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | ...
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