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Florence Austral Sir John Barbirolli Gioachino Rossini Covent Garden 1899 1952 2009
Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics Inflammatus (Stabat Mater) · Florence Austral/Sir John Barbirolli/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden The Record of Singing 1899-1952 ℗ 2009 Digital remastering (p) 2009 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Chorus: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Boy Soprano: Florence Austral Lead Vocals: Florence Austral Soprano Vocals: Florence Austral Orchestra: Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Lead Vocals: Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Choir, Chorus: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus Lead Vocals: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Lead Vocals: Sir John Barbirolli Composer: Gioachino Rossini Auto-generated by YouTube.
1925 1934 1935 1943 1945 Elsa Stralia Verdi Hamilton Harty Fischer Annie Fischer Florence Austral Christensen Covent Garden 1881 1899 1908 1913
In our ongoing survey of the recordings of Elsa Stralia, we move back to opera. This recording was made on 1 January 1925, with orchestra conducted by Hamilton Harty. Adapted from Wikipedia: Elsa Stralia (1 March 1881 – 31 August 1945) was an Australian soprano with an international reputation in Europe and America. She was born Elsie Mary Fischer. She was born in Adelaide in 1881 to Hugo and Annie Fischer. The family moved to Melbourne in 1899, where she was convent-educated. After appearing in Sydney, she studied in Milan and London. She made her Covent Garden, London debut as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1913, under the professional name of Elsa Stralia (after Australia, like Florence Austral). She appeared at Covent Garden, and in Milan, Paris, South Africa and New York City. She toured in South Africa, and in a number of American cities, once singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' while dressed as the Statue of Liberty. She recorded for the Columbia Graphophone Company, and toured Australasia in 1925 and 1934. She married William Mountford Moses in 1908 in Sydney. [For those interested in such things, Moses was a member of the Windsor-based family of that name.] She divorced him and married Adolph Theodor Christensen in Sydney in 1935. They lived in Patea, New Zealand until he died in 1943. She then moved to Melbourne, where she died, childless, at Belgrave. Her estate was used to establish a scholarship for young Australian female singers.
Elsa Stralia Gounod Griffiths Fischer Annie Fischer Florence Austral Christensen Covent Garden 1881 1899 1908 1913 1916 1924 1925 1934 1935 1943 1945
It's time for some vocal recordings, so here is the Australian soprano Elsa Stralia. The photographs in the slideshow are mostly self-explanatory - but the last one shows Stralia on 26 March 1925, standing outside the exit from Platform 1 of Sydney's Central Station after having arrived in Sydney to begin her tour. On the left of the photo next to her stands 'cellist Bessie Griffiths. Impressario George Holburn can be seen to the right. It's such a wonderful photo that I couldn't help colourising it: those who know the spot will recognise it immediately, as it is exactly the same today. Two versions of the 'Jewel Song' were issued on Columbia 7330. The second - from 1924 - is more complete, but I think the earlier disc captures the voice better. Adapted from Wikipedia: Elsa Stralia (1 March 1881 – 31 August 1945) was an Australian soprano with an international reputation in Europe and America. She was born Elsie Mary Fischer. She was born in Adelaide in 1881 to Hugo and Annie Fischer. The family moved to Melbourne in 1899, where she was convent-educated. After appearing in Sydney, she studied in Milan and London. She made her Covent Garden, London debut as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1913, under the professional name of Elsa Stralia (after Australia, like Florence Austral). She appeared at Covent Garden, and in Milan, Paris, South Africa and New York City. She toured in South Africa, and in a number of American cities, once singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' while dressed as the Statue of Liberty. She recorded for the Columbia Graphophone Company, and toured Australasia in 1925 and 1934. She married William Mountford Moses in 1908 in Sydney. She divorced him and married Adolph Theodor Christensen in Sydney in 1935. They lived in Patea, New Zealand until he died in 1943. She then moved to Melbourne, where she died, childless, at Belgrave. Her estate was used to establish a scholarship for young Australian female singers.
Walter Widdop Percy Pitt Norman Allin Dinh Gilly Florence Austral Berg Stravinsky Vaughan Williams Handel Haydn Bach Verdi Elgar Mahler Sir John Barbirolli British National Opera Company Covent Garden Royal Albert Hall Proms 1892 1916 1922 1923 1925 1929 1930 1933 1934 1936 1938 1949
Walter Widdop +••.••(...)) was an English tenor who made his mark on the opera, oratorio and concerts worlds during his quarter century career. Born in Yorkshire, the future tenor began working in the local wool mill (and later the dye works) at the age of 12. When Widdop’s voice started to develop, a coworker advised the 18 year old (who enjoyed singing on the job) to pursue singing. After a few years with a local chorus, Widdop began working with esteemed pedagogue Arthur Hinchcliffe, developing his raw talent into an accomplished technique. Although Widdop found himself in uniform at the outbreak of the war, he served his hitch in the familiar surroundings of Yorkshire. This allowed him to continue not only his studies, but to seek singing engagements. One of these, a Christmas Eve 1916 Messiah with the Huddersfield Permanent Orchestra, brought the tenor his first review. A local critic wrote, “Mr. Walter Widdop had the full programme of tenor recits. and airs, and he sang admirably.” Widdop also won many singing competitions during this period, earning a respectable amount of cash for his efforts. After the war, Widdop continued his singing engagements, all the while toiling away at the dye works. In 1922 he auditioned for the British National Opera Company. Music director Percy Pitt didn’t care much for Widdop, but bass Norman Allin encouraged the tenor to study in London. With not much more than a dream and a prayer, Widdop and his wife sold everything they owned to raise funds and set out for the English capitol. The tenor spent a year of study that included working with baritone Dinh Gilly, as well as diction lessons to rid himself of his Yorkshire accent. Although helpful, the period of study had left the Widdops practically penniless. With Norman Allin’s assistance, Widdop arranged a second audition before Percy Pitt. The 31 year old tenor’s year of study must have paid off, for he was contracted by the BNOC. His operatic debut occurred on October 5, 1923 as Radames in Aïda during a company tour in Leeds. Widdop spent the rest of the tour alternating between Radames and Samson, receiving glowing reviews in the process. Just three months after his debut, Widdop made his first appearance on a major international stage, London’s Covent Garden, under the auspices of BNOC. The role was Siegfried and, although the opera had to be cut short (soprano Florence Austral was not able to appear for the final act), the audience response to the tenor was rapturous. Widdop’s career would take off quickly after his London debut, with appearances throughout Britain, as well as Spain, Portugal, Holland, Germany, the U.S. and Australia. The tenor also took advantage of the new medium of radio and was contracted by HMV for a series of successful recordings. With the exception of the aforementioned appearances abroad, Widdop’s career was largely confined to the British Isles. That being said, his work in his homeland was impressive and historic. Widdop sang the British premieres of Berg’s Wozzeck in 1934 and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex in 1936. He was also one of four tenors to sing Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music at its premiere in 1938, and even played himself in the 1933 film “The Song You Gave Me”. Always a favorite of audiences and critics, Widdop continued his career throughout the 1940s. He toured with the Entertainments National Service Association during WWII, which included appearances in the U.S. and Canada. In the years after the war, Widdop’s health began to fail. Despite his robust appearance, the tenor was often in poor condition, causing him to curtail his appearances. One of his final operatic performances was Parsifal at Royal Albert Hall in July of 1949. He returned to the Albert Hall on September 5 of that year to participate in a Proms concert. After singing Lohengrin’s farewell, the tenor returned to his dressing room, where he collapsed with a heart attack. He was taken to his home in Hampstead where he passed away the following day at the age of 57. Although Walter Widdop was known primarily for singing Wagner and Handel (about as vocally far apart as one could get!), he had a rather diverse repertoire which included not only Siegfried, Tristan, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Siegmund in Die Walküre and Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer, but also Max in Der Freischütz, Don José in Carmen, and Canio in Pagliacci. His resume of oratorio, cantata and orchestral works was equally impressive, with appearances in Handel’s Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus, and Solomon, Haydn’s The Creation, Bach’s Mass in B minor, Verdi’s Requiem, Elgar’s The Kingdom, and Mahler’s Symphony no. 8. His recordings, made for HMV between 1925 and 1930, reveal a voice both powerful and lyrical, with impressive flexibility. In this recording, Widdop gives a powerful performance of “Sound an Alarm” from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus. This was recorded for HMV in London on September 9, 1929, under the baton of Sir John Barbirolli.
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