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Alexander Young (tenor)
Alexander Basil Young (London, 18 October 1920Macclesfield, 5 March 2000) was an English tenor who had an active career performing in concerts and operas from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. He was particularly admired for his performances in the operas of Handel, Mozart, and Rossini and of choral works of the 18th century.Blyth, Alan. Obituary - Alexander Young. ''Opera'', June 2000, Vol.51 No.6, p657. Life and career After vocal studies at the Royal College of Music with Steffan Pollmann,Rosenthal, Harold/Blyth, Alan. Alexander Young. In: ''The New Grove'', 2nd edition, 2001. and undertaking his war service, Young made his professional debut at the 1948 Edinburgh Festival as Scaramuccio in a production of ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' conducted by Beecham. In 1953 he performed the role of Tom Rakewell in the United Kingdom premiere of Stravinsky's ''The Rake's Progress'', a Third Programme broadcast. He would perform the role on stage at Covent Garden in 1962 and on record in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenor
A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is widely defined to be B2, though some roles include an A2 (two As below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to the second F above middle C (F5). The tenor voice type is generally divided into the ''leggero'' tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or . History The name "tenor" derives from the Latin word '' tenere'', which means "to hold". As Fallows, Jander, Forbes, Steane, Harris and Waldman note in the "Tenor" article at ''Grove Music Online'': In polyphony between about 1250 and 1500, the enor was thestructurally fundamental (or 'holding') voice, vocal or instrumental; by the 15th century it came to signify the male voice that sang such parts. All other voices were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
