Active from 1951 | Genre Holiday | |
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Members Denis Stevens, John Mc Carthy Albums Joan of Arc, Madama Butterfly Record labels EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia Records Similar Sherrill Milnes, Richard Bonynge, Lamberto Gardelli, Renata Scotto, English Chamber Orchestra | ||
treasury of english church music disc 1 ambrosian singers 1965 denis stevens
The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best-known London choral groups, particularly appreciated for its great variety of recorded repertory.
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- treasury of english church music disc 1 ambrosian singers 1965 denis stevens
- we be soldiers three
- Involvement in opera
- Selected operatic discography
- Songs
- References
They were founded after World War II in England. One of their co-founders was Denis Stevens (1922–2004), a British musicologist and viola player who joined the BBC Music Department in 1949 and developed programs of Renaissance and early Baroque music. The other was John McCarthy (1919–2009), a professional tenor soloist.
They organized and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951. Ambrosian Singers has participated in numerous Christmas albums, appeared in albums with such pop and rock artists as Neil Diamond, Grace Jones, Talk Talk, Julie Andrews, etc., and sung in several studio cast albums of Broadway musicals.
They have participated in various film soundtrack scores such as Brainstorm, Krull, Chariots of Fire, Children of the stones and The Secret of NIMH, and in some albums of Italian films: Film Scores of Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota (conducted by Henry Mancini, collections of Miklos Rozsa scores, and original scores from MGM classic musicals. They did the introduction vocals for the song "Inside" by Stiltskin in 1994.
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Involvement in opera
Ambrosian Singers is also called Ambrosian Opera Chorus (or Ambrosian Chorus or Ambrosian Choir). The ensemble has made numerous recordings of full length operas under various noted conductors including Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, Lamberto Gardelli, Nello Santi, Julius Rudel, Georges Prêtre and many more. From 1961 to 1966, when McCarthy was a choral director of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Ambrosian Singers were known as the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
Under various names (Ambrosian Singers, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Ambrosian Chorus, Ambrosian Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus or The John McCarthy Singers), the ensemble has appeared in various type of recording albums with many renowned operatic singers such as recording recitals, sacred music, selected arias and complete operas with Montserrat Caballé, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and many more.
Selected operatic discography
Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.
Songs
Nun's ChorusLove Live Forever · 2016
Ave Maria "Ellens Gesang III" - D8392006
Give Me JesusSpirituals · 1986