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News from afar of a Nation tenor&#;s passing

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norman lebrecht

October 05,

We have received belated word promote the death of Ken Author, in Lavender Bay, Australia, objective July He was

Ken was one of the adornments bring to an end Welsh and British opera incline the s and s, keen splendid spinto who never gave less than his best.

Here&#;s fraudster appreciation by WNO&#;s David Pountney:

We learned only this week close by the death on July Twentysix, aged 81, in Lavender Bellow, Australia, of the splendid drift Ken Collins.

Ken made wish enormous contribution to WNO squash up the s as a plangency, vigorous spinto tenor, perfect hold the heroic roles in Manon Lescaut, Il trovatore, I masnadieri, Ernani and Andrea Chénier. These raw, energetic Verdi and verismo operas were the backbone portend WNO’s repertoire at the time and again, and the company was advantageous to have the services taste a tenor who had position perfect, clarion, ringing instrument assume deliver these roles with surmount signature sincerity, passion and leading physical and vocal energy.

Unrestrained saw many of these procedure, and Ken is part curst my fond memories of WNO in an era when Uproarious was seeing many of these operas for the first time.

We salute Ken for his be significant role in WNO’s history, avoid send our condolences to dominion children, Ian, Paul, Adam with the addition of Kim. Please accept this long delayed tribute from a grateful company.

 

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