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James McCracken

voc, 1926-1988 US
Classical

American operatic tenor. He was born 16 December 1926 in Gary, Indiana, USA and died 29 April 1988. He was married to Sandra Warfield.

     
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Gurre-Lieder / Part 1: 2. "Nun dämpft die Dämmerung" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Gurre-Lieder / Part 1: 4. "Ross! Mein Ross!" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Gurre-Lieder / Part 1: 6. "So tanzen die Engel" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Otello (1994 Digital Remaster), ATTO PRIMO/ACT 1/ERSTER AKT/PREMIER ACTE, Prima scena/Scene 1/Erste Szene/Première Scène: Esultate! (Otello/Ciprioti) on Verdi - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Sir John Barbirolli & New Philharmonia Orchestra
Gurre-Lieder / Part 1: 8. "Es ist Mitternachtszeit" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Carmen, Act I: Chorus of Street-Boys. Avec la garde montante on Bizet: Carmen by Georges Bizet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein
Gurre-Lieder / Part 1: 10. "Du wunderliche Tove!" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Carmen, Act I: Seguidilla. Près des remparts de Séville on Bizet: Carmen by Georges Bizet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein
Gurre-Lieder / Part 2: 12. "Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
Gurre-Lieder / Part 3: 13. "Erwacht, König Waldemars Mannen wert!" on Schoenberg: Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Othello HighlightsGiuseppe Verdi / James McCracken, Gwyneth Jones, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / The Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli1986Album
GurreliederArnold Schoenberg - Jessye Norman • Tatiana Troyanos • James McCracken, Werner Klemperer • Kim Scown • David Arnold, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Seiji Ozawa1979Album
The Meeting Of The WatersJames McCracken1978Album
OtelloGiuseppe Verdi ' James McCracken ' Gwyneth Jones ' Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ' Sir John Barbirolli1978Album
Le PropheteGiacomo Meyerbeer, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Marilyn Horne, Renata Scotto, James McCracken, John McCartney1977Album
Great Tenors Of TodayCarlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo, Nicolai Gedda, James McCracken, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Vickers1976Compil.
In The Metropolitan Opera Production Of CarmenMarilyn Horne, James McCracken, Leonard Bernstein / Georges Bizet1975Album
CarmenGeorges Bizet / Marilyn Horne / James McCracken / Leonard Bernstein / The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus1973Album
Cavalleria Rusticana (Highlights); I Pagliacci (Highlights)Pietro Mascagni, Elena Souliotis, Mario del Monaco, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra Di Roma E Coro Di Roma, Silvio Varviso ; Ruggiero Leoncavallo, James McCracken, Pilar Lorengar, Tom Krause, Robert Merrill, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Lamberto Gardelli1971Album
I Pagliacci / Favourite Italian AriasRuggiero Leoncavallo : James McCracken, Pilar Lorengar, Robert Merrill and Tom Krause, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Conducted By Lamberto Gardelli1969Album
Firestone Presents Your Favorite Christmas Music Volume 4Irwin Kostal And The Firestone Orchestra Starring Julie Andrews • Vic Damone ••• Dorothy Kirsten • James McCracken, The Young Americans1965Album
McCracken On StageJames McCracken With The Wiener Opernorchester Conducted By Dietfried Bernet1965Album
James McCracken Operatic RecitalJames McCracken, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Dietfried Bernet1965Album
FidelioLudwig van Beethoven, Birgit Nilsson · James McCracken, Tom Krause · Hermann Prey, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel1964Album
Duets Of Love And PassionJames McCracken, Sandra Warfield, Edward Downes1964Album
Giuseppe Verdi Il TrovatoreMary Curtis-Verna, Kurt Baum, Rosalind Elias, Frank Guarrera, Norman Scott, Helen Vanni, James McCracken1957Album
AïdaGiuseppe Verdi, Lucine Amara, Rosalind Elias, Shakeh Vartenissian, Albert Da Costa, Frank Guarrera, Giorgio Tozzi, Louis Sgarro, James McCracken, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Fausto Cleva, Kurt Herbert Adler1956Album
Bizet - Carmen, HighlightsThe Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Adriana Maliponte, Tom Krause, Leonard BernsteinAlbum
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