Richard Van Allan

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Richard Van Allan

voc, 1935-2008 GB
Singer / Musician of Classical

Richard Van Allan CBE (28 May 1935 – 4 December 2008) was a versatile British operatic bass singer who had a lengthy career.He sang varied repertoire at Covent Garden and English National Opera, as well as at numerous important houses worldwide. With his distinctive profile and memorable stage presence, he made a powerful impression in many roles, from Wagner, Verdi and Mozart, to Gilbert and Sullivan. The Times wrote that he embodied "all the virtues that make the complete artist – vocal beauty and technique, musicianship, language, dramatic ability, stylistic authority".

Genres

Classical
Spoken Word
Soundtrack

Plays With

Ande Turp

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Così Fan Tutte	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Kiri Te Kanawa, Agnes Baltsa, Daniela Mazzucato, Stuart Burrows, Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis	2010	Album
The Fairy Queen	Henry Purcell / Yvonne Kenny, Thomas Randle, Simon Rice, Richard Van Allan, The English National Opera Orchestra And The English National Opera Chorus, Nicholas Kok, David Pountney, Quinny Sacks	2004	Single
Don Carlos	Giuseppe Verdi - Joseph Rouleau, Andre Turp, Robert Savoie, Richard Van Allan, Robert Lloyd, Édith Tremblay-Gallienne, Michèle Vilma, John Matheson	2002	Album
Don Giovanni	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan, Carol Vaness, Bernard Haitink	1998	Album
Hugh The Drover	Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bonaventura Bottone, Rebecca Evans, Richard Van Allan, Alan Opie, Sarah Walker, Neil Jenkins, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best	1994	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
Don Giovanni	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Thomas Allen, Carol Vaness, Maria Ewing, Elizabeth Gale, Keith Lewis, Richard Van Allan, John Rawnsley, Dimitri Kavrakos, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink	1984	Album
Pénélope	Gabriel Fauré / Josephine Veasey, Ande Turp, Richard Van Allan, David Lloyd-Jones	1980	Album
L'oracolo	Joan Sutherland, Tito Gobbi, Franco Leoni, Richard Van Allan, Ryland Davies, Clifford Grant, Huguette Tourangeau, Richard Bonynge	1977	Album
Luisa Miller	Giuseppe Verdi, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Anna Reynolds, Richard Van Allan, Peter Maag, National Philharmonic Orchestra	1976	Album
Mozart - Don Giovani K.527	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ingvar Wixell, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows, Luigi Roni, Kiri Te Kanawa, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Richard Van Allan, Mirella Freni, Sir Colin Davis, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	1973	Album
La Damnation De Faust	Hector Berlioz - Josephine Veasey / Nicolai Gedda / Jules Bastin / Richard Van Allan, The London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis	1973	Album
Manon Lescaux (Grosser Querschnitt In Italienischer Sprache)	Giacomo Puccini, Montserrat Caballé, Vicente Sardinero, Placido Domingo, Noel Mangin, Robert Tear, Richard Van Allan, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Bruno Bartoletti	1972	Album

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.