Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

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Hamlet - A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. C. Palmer) | Hamlet - A Shakespeare Scenario: IX. Finale: Funeral March (arr. C. Palmer for orchestra) [Walton]
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Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) | Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Merry Wives of Windsor): Overture [Nicolai]
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Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 | Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, Act III: On the death of Cleopatra [Barber]
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Shylock, Op. 57 (without text) | Shylock, Op. 57: II. Entr'acte [Faure]
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Falstaff, Op. 68 | Falstaff, Op. 68: IV. Falstaff's March - The Return through Gloucestershire - The New King and the Hurried Ride to London [Elgar]

Albums

  • Shakespeare in Music: Classsical Music Inspired by the Bard

    Feb 2013 • 22 songs

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Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

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Anthony Rolfe Johnson was a British tenor vocalist known for his brilliant voice and vast repertoire. He was a prolific recording artist and a respected interpreter of Bach, Haydn, and especially Mozart. Rolfe Johnson was born in London in 1940, and he sang in his church choir beginning at a very young age. He was a talented boy soprano and recorded the song "Jesus Is My Joy" with HMV, but he didn't consider singing as a career option until he was an adult. He spent his teen years on his family's farm, and later earned a degree in agriculture. In the 1960s, he managed a catt...
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