Gillian Knight
Gillian Knight (born 1 November 1934) 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 (now known as English National 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.
Genre: classical-contralto
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Top Tracks
- The Cunning Little Vixen, Act I. Sharp-Ears as a Politician: Come on then, don't be frightened (Chief Hen, Forester's Wife, Vixen,
- The Cunning Little Vixen, Act I. How Sharp-Ears was Caught: Look what we've got down 'ere (Pepik, Frantik, Vixen, Forester's Wife,
- The Cunning Little Vixen, Act I. How Sharp-Ears was Caught: Look at how big she's grown! (Forester, Forester's Wife, Vixen, Dog)
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Finale. Oh! Men of Dark and Dismal Fate
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Recitative and Duet. Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Song. When Fred'ric Was a Little Lad
- The Cunning Little Vixen, Act II. Sharp-Ears's Courtship; Sharp-Ears's Love and Marriage: If you had only seen what I saw just now
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act 2: Song and Finale. Sighing Softly to the River
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Trio. Away, Away, My Heart's on Fire!
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Trio. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
- The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Recitative and Trio. Now for the Pirates' Lair!
- I'm Called Little Buttercup (feat. Gillian Knight & Isidore Godfrey)
- Parsifal / Act 2: "Parsifal! Weile!"
- La Forza del Destino: Act I: Scena finale - È tardi
- La Forza del Destino: Act I: Dimani si partirà
- La Forza del Destino: Act I: Scena e duetto - M'aiuti, signorina
- La Forza del Destino: Act I: Recitativo e romanza - Temea restasse
- Moses und Aron, Act IÍ: Scene III - Ziemlich rasch (bar 824) - Erotische Orgie "Eurem Vorbild, Götter"
- Moses und Aron, Act IÍ: Scene III - "O goldener Gott"
- Moses und Aron, Act IÍ: Scene III - "O Götterbild"
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