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Felicity Palmer
voc, *1944 GB, Cheltenham
Classical
A.k.a. Felicity Joan Palmer
Dame Felicity Joan Palmer, DBE (born 6 April 1944), is an English mezzo-soprano and music professor. She sang soprano roles until 1983.Palmer was born in Cheltenham. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and under Marianne Schech's guidance at the Munich College for Music and Theatre. In April 1970, she won first prize in the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship. She made her operatic debut in 1971 as Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the Kent Opera. In 1973, she made her US debut with the Houston Grand Opera and her Metropolitan Opera debut was in 2000 as Waltraute (Götterdämmerung). Having made her debut with English National Opera (ENO) in 1975, her performance with the company forty years later, as the Countess in The Queen of Spades, was widely applauded and des
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Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 - Original version, Vienna 1786 - Act 4: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - "Contessa, perdona...Ah tutti contenti" on Amadeus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339: 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes on Mozart: Missa brevis; Vesperae Solennes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Guest, Felicity Palmer, Margaret Cable, Philip Langridge, Stephen Roberts, Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge & The Wren Orchestra Mass In C, Op. 86: 1. Kyrie on Beethoven: Mass in C by Ludwig van Beethoven, George Guest, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Christopher Keyte, Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion on Messiah by George Frideric Handel The Mikado: There Is the Beauty In the Bellow of the Blast on The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan & English National Opera Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, He shall feed his flock like a shepherd on Messiah by George Frideric Handel Vespro della Beata Vergine - Performing Edition by John Eliot Gardiner: 3. Psalmus 109: Dixit Dominus on Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610, etc. by Claudio Monteverdi, The Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra & John Eliot Gardiner The Mikado: The Threatened Cloud Has Passed Away (Finale Act One) on The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan & English National Opera Vespro della Beata Vergine - Performing Edition by John Eliot Gardiner: 5. Psalmus 112: Laudate, pueri, Dominum on Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610, etc. by Claudio Monteverdi, The Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra & John Eliot Gardiner Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act III: Threnody - In the midst of life is death on Britten: Albert Herring by Benjamin BrittenTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Little Words | Felicity Palmer, Simon Lepper | 2017 | Album |
| Strauss: Elektra | Richard Strauss, Valery Gergiev, The London Symphony Orchestra, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Angela Denoke, Felicity Palmer, Matthias Goerne | 2016 | Album |
| Kát'a Kabanová | Leoš Janáček / Nancy Gustafson, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies, Barry McCauley, John Graham-Hall, Louise Winter, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 2006 | Single |
| Messiah (Highlights) | Georg Friedrich Händel - Felicity Palmer / Helen Watts / Ryland Davies / John Shirley-Quirk / English Chamber Orchestra / The English Chamber Choir / Raymond Leppard | 2002 | Album |
| Johannes Passion BWV 245 - Passion Selon Saint Jean - St John Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach - Felicity Palmer, Birgit Finnilä, Kurt Equiluz, Werner Krenn, Ruud Van Der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher, Ensemble Vocal De Lausanne, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Michel Corboz | 1999 | Album |
| Messa Da Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi : Michel Plasson, Iulia Várady, Felicity Palmer, Keith Olsen, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse | 1997 | Album |
| Albert Herring | Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Josephine Barstow, Felicity Palmer, Robert Lloyd | 1997 | Album |
| Sea Pictures, The Music Makers | Sir Edward Elgar, Felicity Palmer, London Symphony Chorus & The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1995 | Compil. |
| Vespro Della Beata Vergine | Claudio Monteverdi - Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Philip Langridge, Kurt Equiluz, Thomas Hampson, Artur Korn, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1993 | Album |
| Il Combattimento • Lamento Della Ninfa • Madrigali | Claudio Monteverdi - Concentus Musicus Wien • Nikolaus Harnoncourt • Ann Murray • Trudeliese Schmidt • Felicity Palmer • Janet Perry • Werner Hollweg • Philip Langridge • Kurt Equiluz | 1993 | Album |
| Britten - Phaedra; Les Illuminations; Five French Folksongs | Benjamin Britten, Felicity Palmer, Jill Gomez, Endymion Ensemble, John Whitfield | 1987 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - José van Dam, Barbara Hendricks, Ruggero Raimondi, Lucia Popp, Agnes Baltsa, Robert Lloyd, Felicity Palmer, Aldo Baldin, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1986 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro Highlights | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, José van Dam, Barbara Hendricks, Ruggero Raimondi, Lucia Popp, Agnes Baltsa, Robert Lloyd, Felicity Palmer, Aldo Baldin, Neil Jenkins, Donald Maxwell, Cathryn Pope, Catherine Denley, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Iona Brown | 1986 | Album |
| The Mikado | Gilbert & Sullivan, Lesley Garrett, Eric Idle, Felicity Palmer, Bonaventura Bottone, Richard Van Allan, The English National Opera Orchestra And The English National Opera Chorus | 1986 | Album |
| Las Aventuras De Mercurio / La Bella Escéntrica / Scaramouche / Cinco Poemas De Max Jacob / Serenata, Op. 30 / Pacific 231 | Erik Satie / Darius Milhaud / Francis Poulenc / Albert Roussel / Arthur Honegger - The London Festival Players, Eden And Tamir, Felicity Palmer, John Constable, Melos Ensemble Of London, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Directed By Bernard Herrmann, Ernest Ansermet | 1984 | Compil. |
| Magnificat ∙ Utrecht Te Deum | Johann Sebastian Bach ∙ Georg Friedrich Händel ∙ Concentus Musicus Wien ∙ Nikolaus Harnoncourt ∙ Felicity Palmer ∙ Marjana Lipovšek ∙ Hildegard Heichele ∙ Helrun Gardow ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Kurt Equiluz ∙ Philip Langridge ∙ Robert Holl ∙ Thomas Moser ∙ Ludwig Baumann | 1984 | Album |
| Sāvitri / The Dream-City | Gustav Holst - Felicity Palmer, Philip Langridge, Stephen Varcoe, The Richard Hickox Singers, Colin Matthews, Patrizia Kwella, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1983 | Album |
| At The Boar's Head | Philip Langridge, John Tomlinson, Elise Ross, Felicity Palmer, David Wilson-Johnson, Peter Hall, Richard Suart, Michael George, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton, Gustav Holst | 1983 | Album |
| Requiem | Maurice Duruflé, Felicity Palmer, Westminster Cathedral Choir, The London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox, John Shirley-Quirk | 1983 | Album |
| Glagolitic Mass | Leoš Janáček, Sir Simon Rattle / Felicity Palmer / Ameral Gunson / John Mitchinson / Malcolm King, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Jane Parker-Smith | 1982 | Album |
| Janacek Messe Glagolitique | Felicity Palmer, Ameral Gunson, John Mitchinson, Malcolm King, Jane Parker-Smith, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus | 1982 | Album |
| King Priam | Sir Michael Tippett, David Atherton, Robert Tear · Thomas Allen · Norman Bailey · Felicity Palmer, Yvonne Minton · Philip Langridge · Heather Harper, London Sinfonietta · London Sinfonietta Chorus | 1981 | Album |
| Semele | Georg Friedrich Händel, Sheila Armstrong, Helen Watts, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Mark Deller, Justino Diaz, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale | 1981 | Album |
| Stabat Mater / Concertino Armonico No. 2 | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Felicity Palmer, Alfreda Hodgson, St. John's College Choir, The Argo Chamber Orchestra, George Guest | 1980 | Album |
| Idomeneo | Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Werner Hollweg, Trudeliese Schmidt, Rachel Yakar, Felicity Palmer, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Tear, Simon Estes, Mozartorchester Des Opernhauses Zürich & Chor der Oper Zürich, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1980 | Album |
| Missa Brevis C-dur Kv 258 ("Spaur-Messe") / Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, Kv 339 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Felicity Palmer, Margaret Cable, Philip Langridge, Stephen Roberts, The Wren Orchestra, St. John's College Choir, George Guest | 1980 | Album |
| Il crociato in Egitto | Giacomo Meyerbeer, Yvonne Kenny, Felicity Palmer, Rockwell Blake, Justino Diaz, James Atherton, Gianfranco Masini | 1979 | Album |
| Crucifixus / Stabat Mater / Crucifixus | Antonio Lotti / Antonio Maria Bononcini / Antonio Caldara - Felicity Palmer • Paul Esswood • Philip Langridge • Christopher Keyte, St. John's College Choir, Philomusica Of London, George Guest | 1978 | Album |
| Alexander's Feast | Georg Friedrich Händel - Felicity Palmer • Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Roberts • Stockholm Bach Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1978 | Album |
| Ode For St. Cecilia's Day • Cäcilienode • Ode À Sainte Cécile | Georg Friedrich Händel - Felicity Palmer • Anthony Rolfe Johnson • Stockholm Bach Choir • Concentus Musicus Wien • Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1978 | Album |
| Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell, Tatiana Troyanos, Felicity Palmer, Richard Stilwell, The English Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 1977 | Album |
| Arien Und Chöre Aus Dem Messias | Georg Friedrich Händel, Felicity Palmer • Helen Watts • Ryland Davies • John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 1977 | Album |
| Magnificat | Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Stephen Roberts, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philip Ledger | 1977 | Album |
| Magnificat | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Stephen Roberts, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Directed By Philip Ledger | 1977 | Album |
| Belshazzar | Georg Friedrich Händel - Robert Tear • Felicity Palmer • Maureen Lehane • Paul Esswood, Peter van der Bilt • Eric Ericsons Kammarkör, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1976 | Album |
| Dives And Lazarus Cantata / Sinfonietta No. 1 / Concertino For Viola And Small Orchestra / Night Music For Orchestra | Alun Hoddinott - David Atherton, Felicity Palmer, Thomas Allen, Csaba Erdélyi, Welsh National Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra | 1976 | Album |
| The Hills | Patrick Hadley / Frederick Delius / Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Robert Lloyd / Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus / The London Philharmonic Orchestra / The King's College Choir Of Cambridge / Philip Ledger | 1976 | Album |
| Felicity Palmer Sings Ravel | Felicity Palmer Sings Maurice Ravel With John Constable And The Nash Ensemble Directed By Sir Simon Rattle | 1976 | Album |
| Mass In E Flat | Franz Schubert - Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Kenneth Bowen, Wynford Evans, Christopher Keyte, St. John's College Choir, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest | 1975 | Album |
| Solomon | Georg Friedrich Händel, Amor Artis Chorale, John McCarthy, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary, Justino Diaz · Sheila Armstrong · Robert Tear · Felicity Palmer · Michael Rippon | 1975 | Album |
| Felicity Palmer Sings Poulenc | Francis Poulenc, Felicity Palmer, John Constable | 1975 | Album |
| Salutatio Angelica / Roman Spring | Anthony Milner, Alfreda Hodgson, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, London Sinfonietta And London Sinfonietta Chorus Conducted By David Atherton | 1975 | Album |
| Choral Symphony | Gustav Holst - Sir Adrian Boult, The London Philharmonic Orchestra & The London Philharmonic Choir With Felicity Palmer | 1974 | Album |
| Mass In B Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach - Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Michael Rippon, Amor Artis Chorale | 1974 | Album |
| Cantata No. 80 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott' / Cantata No. 11, Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio) | Johann Sebastian Bach, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Michael Rippon, Amor Artis Chorale, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 1974 | Album |
| Hear My Prayer (Hör Mein Bitten) | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn, Roger Norrington, Felicity Palmer, Gillian Weir | 1972 | Album |
| Felicity Palmer sings FAURE | Felicity Palmer, John Constable | Album |
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