John Tomlinson

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Siegfried - Wagner review by dspatchio from Chelmsford

Jerusalem for Siegfried 3 October 2009
...ed, the whole production is so detailed, never just operatic stand-and-deliver. John Tomlinson was in his prime as the Wanderer when this was recorded. This is as good as it ... Read customer review

Wagner - Das Rheingold review by jrippon from Stafford

A superb performance 10 October 2009
...a which never falters. The singing is superb from all the characters but Wotan (John Tomlinson) especially is magisterial. A rather camp Loge adds a genuine touch of humour w... Read customer review

Die Walkure on DVD (1993)
Starring: John Tomlinson, Anne Evans, Siegfried Jerusalem
Director: Harry Kupfer
Certificate:
The legendary production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, directed by Harry Kupfer at Bayreuth Festival Opera with designs by Hans Schavernoch, and conducted by Daniel Barenboim, is considered one of the greatest productions of this titanic work ever staged. For their innovative modernist ..read more »

74% from 25 members

Die Walkure - Bayreuther Festspiele on DVD (1992)
Starring: Bayreuth Festival Choir And Orch, Poul Elming, Matthias Holle
Certificate:
Patrice Chereau's Centenary production of Wagner's DIE WALKURE (part of the Der Ring Des Nibelungen, or Ring of the Century) with music by the Bayreuther Festspiele conducted by Pierre Boulez. Brilliantly filmed at the Bayreuther Festival stage. Singers include Peter Hofmann, Matti Salminen, and ..read more »

68% from 16 members

Wagner - Parsifal on DVD (1992)
Starring: Poul Elming, Falk Struckmann, John Tomlinson
Director: none
Certificate:
1992 production by Harry Kupfer, with Daniel Barenboim conducting the forces of the Munich opera company.

20% from 2 members

Handel: Julius Caesar on DVD (1984)
Starring: Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Sara Walker
Director: John Copley
Certificate:
Sir Charles Mackerras stays true to his own vision in his capacity as conductor of this ENO production of Handel's Julius Caesar, as the working edition of the opera is based upon his own. Dame Janet Baker stars as Julius Caesar (a role assumed in the Baroque era by a succession of castrati).

68% from 102 members

Wagner - Das Rheingold
Starring: John Tomlinson, Linda Finnie, Graham Clark
Director: Harry Kupfer
Certificate:
This release marks part two of the Harry Kupfer/Daniel Barenboim Bayreuth festival ring cycle. Performed between 1988 and 1992 at the Festspielhaus Bayreuth, Kupfer's production features a cast of notables including Tomlinson, Brinkman, Schreibmayer, Finnie, Clark, Johansson, and of course, Barenboim.

78% from 34 members
Not currently released

Mary Stuart on DVD
Starring: English Nat'l Opera Orch And Chorus, Janet Baker, Rosalind Plowright
Certificate:
Features footage of the English National Opera's production of Donizetti's 'Mary Stuart', staged in 1982. Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.

66% from 49 members

Debussy - Pelleas Et Melisande Glyndebourne on DVD
Starring: Christiane Oelze, Richard Croft, John Tomlinson
Director: Andrew Davis
Certificate:
Stage production of Debussy's opera in which two half-brothers fall in love with the same woman.

72% from 27 members

Siegfried - Wagner (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Daniel Barenboim, Siegfried Jerusalem, Anne Evans
Director: Harry Kupfer
Certificate:
An acclaimed performance of Wagner's opera 'Siegfried' that follows the story of Siegfried and the effect the ring's curse has on him. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festival Opera in 1991/2. Designs by Hans Schavernoch and conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

74% from 36 members

Die Walkure - 3.5 stars
Die Walkure - Bayreuther Festspiele - 3.5 stars
Wagner - Parsifal - 1.0 stars
Handel: Julius Caesar - 3.5 stars
Wagner - Das Rheingold - 4.0 stars

Handel: Julius Caesar - 3.5 stars
Mary Stuart - 3.5 stars
Wagner - Das Rheingold - 4.0 stars
Die Walkure - 3.5 stars
Siegfried - Wagner - 3.5 stars

Anne Evans - 3 times - show films
Siegfried Jerusalem - 2 times - show films
Graham Clark - 2 times - show films
Poul Elming - 2 times - show films
Linda Finnie - 2 times - show films

Harry Kupfer - 3 times - show films
Andrew Davis - 1 times - show films
none - 1 times - show films
John Copley - 1 times - show films