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About the artist John Tomlinson

Sir John Rowland Tomlinson CBE, born 22 September 1946 in Lancashire, England, studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. John sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera, and has appeared with all the major British opera companies. He has sung at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany every year from 1988 to 2004, as Wotan, the Wanderer, King Marke, Titurel, Gurnemanz, Hagen and the Dutchman. In 2008, he created the title role in Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 for his services to music and was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist John Tomlinson

CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3044  (barcode: 0095115304426)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.69
RELEASE DATE: 19-Oct-2000

TITLE: Great Operatic Arias
TRACKS: I rage I rage. O ruddier than the cherry (Handel). When a maiden takes your fancy. I am going but take my advice. Vivat Bacchus! Long live Bacchus (Mozart). Honour and arms scorn such a foe (Handel). A last farewell I bid you. My soul is suffering (Verdi). Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea (Mussorgsky). Prince Igor's Aria: No rest no slumber. Galitsky's Aria: The sober life. Khan Konchak's Aria: Igor listen (Borodin). Miller's Song: Live every maiden (Dargomizhsky). Can I believe it! Feign illusion! Will I believe (Verdi). Myself when young (Lehmann). A more humane Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan). Gendarme's Duet: We're public guardians bold and wary (Offenbach). Policeman's Song: When a felon's not engaged in his employment (Gilbert and Sullivan). My soul is sad (Mussorgsky).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: David Parry
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson      

- Feb-2001 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: PH04081  (barcode: 0881488408126)
RECORD LABEL: Profil
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.85
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Albert Lortzing
TITLE: The Armorer of Worms - complete
TRACKS: Der Waffenschmied.
ORCHESTRA: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leopold Hager
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Ruth Ziesak   Kjell Magnus   Ursula Kunz

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CATALOGUE NR: OC505  (barcode: 4260034865051)
RECORD LABEL: Oehms
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Levine Documents of the Munich Years volume 5
TRACKS: Bluebeard's Castle Sz48 op.11. Piano Concerto No.3 Sz119. Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin.
ORCHESTRA: Munchener Philharmoniker
CONDUCTOR: James Levine
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Kremena Dilcheva   Oers Kisfaludy   Jonathan Biss

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564619532  (barcode: 0825646195329)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 20-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Duke Bluebeard's Castle - complete
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Jeanne Michele Charbonnet   Matyas Sarkozi  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live BBC Proms 2004 - Proms-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3133  (barcode: 0095115313329)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.69
RELEASE DATE: 02-May-2006

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Bluebeard's Castle
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of Opera North
CONDUCTOR: Richard Farnes
ARTISTS: Sally Burgess   John Tomlinson    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: sung in English - Jul-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN9826  (barcode: 0095115982624)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.00
RELEASE DATE: 20-Apr-2000

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Billy Budd
TRACKS: complete
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Philip Langridge   Simon Keenlyside   John Tomlinson   Alan Opie

'an effective account with some superlative singers' - Jul-2000 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Hickox's brilliant Chandos version of Billy Budd, with the finest cast of principals yet assembled, uses the revised 2 Act score'

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CATALOGUE NR: 1036112  (barcode: 8596910361123)
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.49
RELEASE DATE: 01-Aug-1990

COMPOSER: Bohuslav Martinu
TITLE: The Greek Passion
ORCHESTRA: Brno State Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   John Mitchinson   Philip Joll   Helen Field

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: SU70149  (barcode: 0099925701499)
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.99
RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2007

COMPOSER: Bohuslav Martinu
TITLE: The Greek Passion - complete
ORCHESTRA: Brno Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: John Mitchinson   Helen Field   John Tomlinson   Catherine Savory

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL / Region Code: 2 / Recorded: 1981 sung in English / Subtitles: Czech German French

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CATALOGUE NR: 5046783262  (barcode: 5050467832626)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Vision
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.95
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Pelleas et Melisande - complete
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis
ARTISTS: Christiane Oelze   Richard Croft   John Tomlinson   Jean Rigby

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 2-6 / Recorded: Glyndebourne 1999 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3177  (barcode: 0095115317723)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.99
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Pelleas and Melisande - complete
ORCHESTRA: English National Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Mark Elder
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Neil Howlett   Eilene Hannan   Robert Dean

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1981 - sung in English

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CATALOGUE NR: BISCD1173  (barcode: 7318590011737)
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jul-2001

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Symphony No.14.
ORCHESTRA: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
CONDUCTOR: Mark Wigglesworth
ARTISTS: Joan Rodgers   John Tomlinson    

- Oct-2001 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3017  (barcode: 0095115301722)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.99
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-1999

COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
TITLE: Mary Stuart
TRACKS: complete and sung in English
ORCHESTRA: English National Opera
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: Janet Baker   David Rendall   John Tomlinson   Alan Opie

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5046780282  (barcode: 5050467802827)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Vision
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.95
RELEASE DATE: 30-May-2005

COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
TITLE: Mary Stuart - complete
TRACKS: Maria Stuarda.
ORCHESTRA: English National Opera
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: Janet Baker   Rosalind Plowright   David Rendall   John Tomlinson

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 2-5 / Recorded: 1982 and sung in English / Duration: 138 minutes - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this video greatly intensifies the experience'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN3019  (barcode: 0095115301920)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.99
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-1999

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Julius Caesar
TRACKS: complete and sung in English
ORCHESTRA: English National Opera
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: Janet Baker   Valerie Masterson   John Tomlinson  

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4779112  (barcode: 0028947791126)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv Opera!
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
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RELEASE DATE: 16-Aug-2010
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COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Hercules - complete
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Anthony Rolfe Johnson   Sarah Walker   Monteverdi Choir

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: includes plot synopsis and tracklisting

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775904  (barcode: 0028947759041)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Originals
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.49
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RELEASE DATE: 13-Mar-2006

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Messiah HWV56
ORCHESTRA: English Concert
CONDUCTOR: Trevor Pinnock
ARTISTS: Anne Sofie von Otter   Arleen Auger   Michael Chance   John Tomlinson

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: performed on original instruments - May-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4476892  (barcode: 0028944768923)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 15.95
RELEASE DATE: 18-Sep-1995

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Hercules - complete
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: John Tomlinson   Sarah Walker   Anthony Rolfe Johnson   Jennifer Smith

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CATALOGUE NR: 0880212  (barcode: 5099908802125)
RECORD LABEL: EMI The Home of Opera
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.95
RELEASE DATE: 10-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Alcina HWV34 - complete
ORCHESTRA: City of London Baroque Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Arleen Auger   Della Jones   Kathleen Kuhlmann   John Tomlinson

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: fourth disc is CD-Rom with libretto & synopsis

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CATALOGUE NR: 4140362  (barcode: 0028941403629)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Tosca - complete
ORCHESTRA: National Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Joseph Rescigno
ARTISTS: Mirella Freni   Luciano Pavarotti   Sherill Milnes   John Tomlinson

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CATALOGUE NR: ORCV301  (barcode: 0792938030128)
RECORD LABEL: Opera Rara
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: MacBeth - complete
ORCHESTRA: BBC Concert Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Matheson
ARTISTS: Peter Glossop   Rita Hunter   John Tomlinson   Kenneth Collins

- Apr-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'An arresting start to an important series has a splendid British cast in Macbeth' - Penguin Guide 4 star

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