- Alberto Remedios
Alberto Remedios (born
27 February 1935 ) was a Britishopera tictenor , especially noted for his interpretations of Wagner'sheldentenor roles. [Arthur Jacobs, "The Penguin Dictionary of Musical Performers", Viking/Penguin, 1990, p. 174 ISBN 0670807559]Remedios was born in
Liverpool and began his working life as adocker , but studied singing with Edwin Francis, who also taughtRita Hunter , and then at theRoyal College of Music .He sang a wide variety of roles with the Sadler's Wells Opera—the forerunner of
English National Opera —including Alfredo in "La traviata ", the title role in Gounod's "Faust", Samson in Saint-Saëns' "Samson and Delilah", Bacchus in "Ariadne auf Naxos " and Max in "Der Freischutz ".He is especially remembered for his performances in Wagner, especially as Siegfried in the
Glen Byam Shaw production of The Ring, conducted byReginald Goodall . These performances were recorded in 1973, preserving Remedios' partnerships withNorman Bailey asWotan andRita Hunter asBrünnhilde . [Richard Lehnert, [http://stereophile.com/recordingofthemonth/1201rotmb/ Recording of the Month: Wagner's Ring] , "Stereophile", December, 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2008. ] He was also memorable as Walther von Stolzing in the ground-breaking 1968 Sadler's Wells Mastersingers, also conducted by Reginald Goodall.Most remarkable of all was the occasion when Remedios, despite a slight chest infection, and due to the illness of another singer, played the roles of both Siegmund in "
Die Walküre ", the title role in "Siegfried ", and also Siegfried in "Götterdämmerung ", within a complete cycle of the Ring during one week.Fact|date=July 2008Remedios sang the role of Mark in the first recording of Tippett's "
The Midsummer Marriage ". [Philips 670 3027: Alberto Remedios; Joan Carlyle; Raimund Herincx; Elizabeth Harwood; Stuart Burrows; Helen Watts; Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor. Kemp, Ian, "Record Reviews: "The Midsummer Marriage" (May 1971). "The Musical Times", 112 (1539): pp. 454-455.]Remedios's genial nature and interest and support of rising singers have enhanced this reputation. He is a great
Liverpool F.C. supporter.Remedios performed in many of the world's leading operatic venues, including the
Metropolitan Opera inNew York , Seattle, Frankfurt, San Francisco and Buenos Aires. In 1981 he was awarded the CBE. He has lived in retirement in Australia since 1999.References
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