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Jennifer Vyvyan
Jennifer Brigit Vyvyan was a British classical soprano who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and recitals from 1948 up until her death in 1974. She possessed a beautifully clear, steady voice with considerable flexibility in florid music. She was praised for her subtle phrasing and her dramatic gifts enabled her to create vivid individual portrayals. Although she sang a broad repertoire, she is particularly remembered for her association with the works of Benjamin Britten; notably singing roles created for her in the world premieres of several of his operas with the English Opera Group. On the concert stage, Vyvyan was highly active as an oratorio singer. The warmth and flexibility of her voice made her an outstanding exponent of the music of Purcell, Handel and other baroque composers. She frequently collaborated with the Royal Choral Society, often under conductor Malcolm Sargent, and sang countless performances of Messiah throughout Britain and abroad – not least, with the Berlin Philharmonic. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Messiah: For unto Us A Child Is Born
Jennifer Vyvyan
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Messiah: "His yoke is easy"
Georg Friedrich Händel
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Messiah: Overture
Georg Friedrich Händel
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Choral. Ode to Joy (Excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Shirley Verrett, Rudolf Petrak, Donaldson Bell & Josef Krips
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Messiah: "Comfort ye, my people"
Georg Friedrich Händel

Albums

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Handel: Messiah (Adrian Boult – The Decca Legacy II, Vol. 1)

2022
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Scarlatti: Two Duet Cantatas

2011
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen

1957
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And Arias

2019
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Handel: Messiah

2010
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J.C. Bach: Canzonets (‘Mr Bach at Vauxhall Gardens’) / Scarlatti: Cantatas (c.33’)

1956
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Georges Bizet: Djamileh

2014
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Händel: Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56, Vol. 1

2010
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Mozart And Haydn Recital

2014
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Britten: The Little Sweep; Gemini Variations; Children's Crusade

1993

Videos

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Benjamin Britten, 'The turn of the screw','Theme & Scene 1' (The Journey)

Eduardo Ciampi • 14K views
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Mary Dunleavy - "Driving Boy," Spring Symphony, Benjamin Britten

Button928 • 4.2K views
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Robert Schumann - Szenen aus Goethes "Faust" Nr 10. Gerettet ist, UniversitätsChor München

Universitaetschor • 827 views
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Howells: Gavotte

Lotte Betts-Dean • 858 views
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Love's Philosophy

Nigel Verney • 1K views