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John Tomlinson
voc, *1946 GB, Lancashire
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Sir John Rowland Tomlinson KB CBE
Sir John Rowland Tomlinson, CBE (born 22 September 1946) is an English bass. He was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, UK.Tomlinson trained as a construction engineer before deciding on a career in opera at age 21. He studied with Patrick McGuigan at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. He sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera, and has appeared with all the major British opera companies. He has sung at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany every year from 1988 to 2006, as Wotan, the Wanderer, King Marke, Titurel, Gurnemanz, Hagen and the Dutchman. In 2008, he created the title role in Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House.
Genres
Plays With
| London Opera Chorus |
Popular Tracks 
Don Giovanni, Act Il, Commendatore Scene on Amadeus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492); Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti on Amadeus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields La traviata / Act 1: Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora on Verdi: La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, Dame Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge Tosca / Act 3: "O dolci mani!...L'ora! Son pronto!" on Puccini: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno Tosca / Act 3: "Mario Cavaradossi?" - "A voi" on Puccini: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 46. "The trumpet shall sound" on Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 5. "Thus saith the Lord" on Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 10. "For behold, darkness shall cover" on Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 11. "The people that walked in darkness" on Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock La forza del destino / Act 1: Buona notte, mia figlia on Verdi: La Forza Del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi, Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe SinopoliTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sappho | Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Lawrence Durrell - Deborah Polaski, Martin Homrich, Scott MacAllister, Roman Trekel, Wolfgang Koch, John Tomlinson, Chorus Of The Gulbenkian Foundation, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Jennifer Condon | 2012 | Album |
| Bluebeard's Castle | Béla Bartók - John Tomlinson, Sally Burgess, Orchestra Of Opera North, Richard Farnes | 2006 | Album |
| The Magic Flute | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rebecca Evans, Elizabeth Vidal, Majella Cullagh, Sarah Fox, Diana Montague, Lesley Garrett, Barry Banks, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | 2005 | Album |
| Great Operatic Arias 2: Arias From German Operas | John Tomlinson | 2002 | Album |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner - Waltraud Meier, Gabriele Schnaut, Mihoko Fujimura, Peter Seiffert, John Tomlinson, Kurt Rydl, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Zubin Mehta | 2002 | Album |
| Great Operatic Arias | John Tomlinson | 2000 | Album |
| Billy Budd | Benjamin Britten, Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson | 2000 | Album |
| Der Rosenkavalier Highlights | Richard Strauss - Yvonne Kenny, John Tomlinson, Diana Montague, David Parry | 1999 | Album |
| Highlights Boris Godunov | Modest Mussorgsky, John Tomlinson, The Chorus Of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel | 1998 | Album |
| Bluebeard's Castle | Béla Bartók - Anne Sofie Von Otter, John Tomlinson, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink | 1996 | Album |
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferruccio Furlanetto, John Tomlinson, Matti Salminen, Uwe Heilmann, Michele Pertusi, Lella Cuberli, Waltraud Meier, Joan Rodgers, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1992 | Album |
| Götterdämmerung | Richard Wagner - Éva Marton, Siegfried Jerusalem, Thomas Hampson, Marjana Lipovšek, John Tomlinson, Theo Adam, Eva-Maria Bundschuh, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink | 1992 | Album |
| Don Giovanni Extraits | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferruccio Furlanetto, John Tomlinson, Matti Salminen, Uwe Heilmann, Michele Pertusi, Lella Cuberli, Waltraud Meier, Joan Rodgers, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1992 | Compil. |
| Parsifal | Richard Wagner - Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matthias Hölle, José van Dam, Günter von Kannen, John Tomlinson, Chor Der Staatsoper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1991 | Album |
| Pulcinella • Octet • Renard • Ragtime | Igor Stravinsky, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler • John Tomlinson, London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1991 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Tomlinson, Joan Rodgers, Lella Cuberli, Andreas Schmidt, Cecilia Bartoli, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim | 1991 | Album |
| Petite Messe Solennelle | Gioacchino Rossini, Helen Field, Anne-Marie Owens, Edmund Barham, John Tomlinson, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Markham and Nettle Piano Duo, Peter King, Simon Halsey | 1990 | Album |
| Messiah Hwv 56 - Arias And Choruses | Georg Friedrich Händel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock | 1988 | Album |
| Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock | 1988 | Album |
| Alcina | Georg Friedrich Händel - Arleen Auger • Della Jones • Kathleen Kuhlmann • Eiddwen Harrhy • Patrizia Kwella • Maldwyn Davies • John Tomlinson • Opera Stage Chorus • City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1986 | 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 |
| Beethoven Symphonies 8 And 9 'Choral' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Kurt Sanderling, Sheila Armstrong · Linda Finnie · Robert Tear · John Tomlinson · Philharmonia Chorus | 1981 | Album |
| Punch and Judy | Harrison Birtwistle - Phyllis Bryn-Julson ∙ Jan DeGaetani ∙ Philip Langridge ∙ Stephen Roberts ∙ David Wilson-Johnson ∙ John Tomlinson ∙ London Sinfonietta ∙ David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
| Georg Friedrich Händel - Messiah (Der Messias - Arien Und Chöre) | Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock | Compil. |
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