Norman Foster (bass)
Norman Foster | |
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Born | January 8, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | March 08, 2000 Hamburg, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Writer |
Spouse | Sibylle Nabel-Foster |
Norman Foster (born Boston, Massachusetts)[1] was an American operatic bass-baritone, a film and television actor and a television producer.
Recordings
[edit]- Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein recorded 1954 (Vox Box, 47163552922, released 1999)
- Samuel Barber: Vanessa (Norman Foster, Eleanor Steber, Nicolai Gedda, Alois Pernerstorfer, Rosalind Elias, Ira Malaniuk, Giorgio Tozzi) Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos. Orfeo ORF 653062.
- Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium Performer: Norman Foster (Baritone), Hilde Konetzni (Soprano), Sonja Draksler (Mezzo Soprano), María José De Vine (Soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (Mezzo Soprano), Nino Albanese (Voice); Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Armando Aliberti (conductor). Recorded 1964. Label: Arthaus Musik (DVD) 101515, released 2010
Films
[edit]- Herzog Blaubarts Burg (Bluebeard's Castle) (1964)[2]
- Espionage: A Free Agent (1964)
- Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1966)
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Reed, Peter Hugh (ed.), "Mahler: Kindertotenlieder" (review), American Record Guide, Volumes 22-23, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, 1956. p. 75
- ^ Lazar, David, Michael Powell: Interviews Conversations with Filmmakers Series, University Press of Mississippi, 2003, p. li. ISBN 1-57806-498-8,
External links
[edit]- Norman Foster at IMDb
- Biography at Bach-cantatas.com
- Merry Wives of Windsor review in the New York Times