b. 1949 English soprano Kirkby was known early in her career primarily as a member of the early music group the Consort of Musicke and as a recitalist with the lutenist Anthony Rooley. She has subsequently performed music from all eras up to the time of Mozart and beyond. Her many recordings include Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Handel’s Orlando, ...
which depicts the battle between the Devil and the 16 Virtues for the human soul. Recommeded Recording: A Feather on the Breath of God – Sequences & Hymns, Emma Kirkby, Gothic Voices (dir) Christopher Page (Hyperion) Introduction | Medieval Era | Classical Personalities | Jehannot de Lescurel | Medieval Era | Classical ...
he sings German Lieder as well as English and French song. He created the role of Prospero in Adès’s The Tempest (2004). Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Emma Kirkby | Contemporary | Classical ...
italianate bravura arias. Notable successes were No Song, No Supper (1790) and The Pirates (1792). Recommended Recording: O Tuneful Voice: Songs and Duets from Late 18th-Century England, Emma Kirkby, Rufus Müller, Timothy Roberts, Frances Kelly (Hyperion) Introduction | Classical Era | Classical Personalities | Tommaso Traetta | Classical Era | Classical ...
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