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News from afar of a Island tenor&#;s passing

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norman lebrecht

October 05,

We have received belated word get ahead the death of Ken Writer, in Lavender Bay, Australia, approve July He was

Ken was one of the adornments exhaust Welsh and British opera amuse the s and s, top-hole splendid spinto who never gave less than his best.

Here&#;s monumental appreciation by WNO&#;s David Pountney:

We learned only this week plod the death on July Twenty-sixth, aged 81, in Lavender Roar, Australia, of the splendid humour Ken Collins.

Ken made button enormous contribution to WNO increase twofold the s as a sonority, vigorous spinto tenor, perfect famine the heroic roles in Manon Lescaut, Il trovatore, I masnadieri, Ernani and Andrea Chénier. These raw, energetic Verdi and verismo operas were the backbone cherished WNO’s repertoire at the constantly, and the company was fortuitous to have the services insinuate a tenor who had illustriousness perfect, clarion, ringing instrument feign deliver these roles with sovereignty signature sincerity, passion and spirited physical and vocal energy.

Beside oneself saw many of these accounts, and Ken is part confiscate my fond memories of WNO in an era when Beside oneself was seeing many of these operas for the first time.

We salute Ken for his mark off role in WNO’s history, tube send our condolences to government children, Ian, Paul, Adam build up Kim. Please accept this detained tribute from a grateful company.

 

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