1997

RECORDINGS:

  • Mussorgsky – BORIS GODUNOV (Boris), Daniel (chan 3007)
  • Wagner – DIE MEISTERSINGER (Hans Sachs), Haitink (ROHS008)
Jan-Feb – ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Baron Ochs – Der Rosenkavalier Strauss
Mar 15-24 – R.O.H. COVENT GARDEN
Hans Sachs – Die Meistersinger Wagner
Mar 28-31 – BERLIN STAATSOPER
Gurnemanz – Parsifal Wagner
Mar 29 – WIENER STAATSOPER
Gurnemanz – Parsifal Wagner
May 3-11 – FIRENZE (Teatro Comunale, Maggio Musicale)
Gurnemanz – Parsifal Wagner
May-Jun – MÜNCHEN STAATSOPER
Wotan – Die Walküre Wagner
Jun 5 – R.O.H. COVENT GARDEN
Oberto – Oberto Verdi
Jun 7 – COLNE MUNICIPAL HALL
Concert with Accrington Male Voice Choir
Jul 7,12 – R.O.H. COVENT GARDEN
Hans Sachs – Die Meistersinger Wagner
Jul-Aug – BAYREUTH FESTIVAL
Wotan, Wanderer – Der Ring Wagner
Aug 28 – EDINBURGH FESTIVAL (Usher Hall)
Wotan – Die Walküre,Act 3 Wagner
Aug-Sep – BERLIN STAATSOPER
Sarastro – Die Zauberflöte Mozart
Sep 14 – LINZ BRUCKNERFEST (Brucknersaal)
Wanderer – Siegfried Wagner
Sep 23,25 – CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bluebeard – Bluebeard’s Castle Bartók
Nov 8-13 – BERLIN STAATSOPER (Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo)
Sarastro – Die Zauberflöte Mozart
Nov 16 – BERLIN STAATSOPER (NHK Hall, Tokyo)
Gurnemanz – Parsifal Wagner
Nov 21 – BERLIN STAATSOPER (NHK Hall, Tokyo)
Wotan – Die Walküre Wagner
Nov-Dec – MÜNCHEN STAATSOPER
Wanderer – Siegfried Wagner
Dec 21 – BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES (St. David’s Hall, Cardiff)
Messiah Handel
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire C.B.E.
University of Sussex Honorary Doctorate of Music