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Gillian Knight

Gillian Knight is an English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas. After six years from 1959 to 1965 starring in these roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Knight began a grand opera career. Knight joined Sadler's Wells Opera in 1968 and, in 1970, went on to the Royal Opera, where she performed numerous roles over a period of more than three decades. Knight has performed with many other opera companies in Britain, Europe and America and at houses internationally and has recorded many of her Gilbert and Sullivan and grand opera roles. From Wikipedia (

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Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman (Act 2)

Donald Adams, George Cook, Gillian Knight, Jean Hindmarsh, Jeffrey Skitch, John Reed, Joyce Wright, Thomas Round, William Cox-Ife, Isidore Godfrey, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, and Eric Wilson-Hyde

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Sullivan: H.M.S.Pinafore: I'm called Little Buttercup

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Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad (Act 1)

Donald Adams, George Cook, Gillian Knight, Jean Hindmarsh, Jeffrey Skitch, John Reed, Joyce Wright, Thomas Round, William Cox-Ife, Isidore Godfrey, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, and Eric Wilson-Hyde

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Sullivan: The Gondoliers: In enterprise of martial kind

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Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore / Act 2: A joy! Oh rapture unforseen

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen

2003

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Wagner: Parsifal

1973

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Renata Scotto&Placido Domingo-love duet-Madama Butterfly

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Ingvar Wixell.Nulla silenzio. Il tabarro. Giacomo Puccini.

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Strange Adventure

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