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John Tomlinson
Sir John Rowland Tomlinson CBE is an English operatic bass. Tomlinson was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. He attended Accrington Grammar School. He trained as a civil engineer at Manchester University before deciding on a career in opera at age 21. He studied with Patrick McGuigan at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. He is now President of the RNCM. Whilst studying at the RNCM, he was a member of the Manchester Universities Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera, and has appeared with all the major British opera companies. He sang at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany every year from 1988 to 2006, 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tomlinson_(bass)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492); Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti
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Don Giovanni, Act Il, Commendatore Scene
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. "The trumpet shall sound"
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Puccini: Tosca / Act 3: "Mario Cavaradossi?" - "A voi"
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 5. "Thus saith the Lord"

Albums

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Schubert: Swansong

Album2018
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Album1989
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Michelangelo in Song

Album2013
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

Album1989
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

Album2006
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Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy

Album2019
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Handel: Julius Caesar

Album1999
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Kokoshka's Doll

Album2020

Videos

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W.A. Mozart - Le Nozze Di Figaro Act 4, Ah Tutti Contenti ("Amadeus" Soundtrack)

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Luciano Pavarotti Tosca - O Dolci Mani 1978

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Luciano Pavarotti - Ghena Dimitrova - O dolci mani - Tosca - Giacomo Puccini - Wien 1985 - Димитрова

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Kokoschka's Doll

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