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William Warfield
voc, p, 1920-2002 US, West Helena, Arkansas
Singer / Musician of Soundtrack
A.k.a. William Caesar Warfield
William Caesar Warfield (22 January 1920 – 26 August 2002), was an American concert bass-baritone singer and actor. One of his earliest professional engagements was in Marc Blitzstein's Broadway opera, Regina. His breakthrough came when he gave his recital debut in New York's Town Hall in 1950. He went on to produce a highly acclaimed album of selections from Porgy and Bess with Leontyne Price in 1963.
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Messiah, HWV 56: No. 44. Chorus: Hallelujah (Chorus) on Messiah, HWV 56 by George Frideric Handel & Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, William Warfield, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eugene Ormandy Ol' Man River on Show Boat by Various Artists Ol' Man River on Show Boat) by Music Theater of Lincoln Center Cast of Show Boat (1966) Requiem in D Minor, K 626: "Dies Irae" on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Messa di Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Westminster Choir, Irmgard Seefried, Jennie Tourel, Leopold Simoneau & William Warfield Show Boat: Ol' Man River on Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 3: Annie Get Your Gun - Easter Parade - The Pirate - Show Boat & Others by Various Artists Old American Songs: Set I No. 4, Simple Gifts "Shaker Song" on Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes) by Aaron Copland Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah on 100% Classical Music by Richard Wagner Old American Songs: Set I No. 5, Bought Me a Cat "Children's Song" on Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes) by Aaron Copland Old American Songs: Set I No. 1, The Boatmen's Dance "Ministrel Song" on Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes) by Aaron Copland Old American Songs: Set I No. 2, The Dodger "Campaign Song" on Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes) by Aaron CoplandTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Walter Conducts Mozart | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 2011 | Album |
| Something Within Me | William Warfield | 2004 | Album |
| Porgy & Bess | Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Cab Calloway, John McCurry, Helen Colbert, Alexander Smallens, George Gershwin | 2000 | Album |
| Porgy And Bess (Highlights) | George Gershwin | 1995 | Compil. |
| Te Deum / Requiem | Anton Bruckner / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter, Frances Yeend, Martha Lipton, David Lloyd, Mack Harrell, Irmgard Seefried, Jennie Tourel, Leopold Simoneau, William Warfield, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1995 | Compil. |
| Messiah (Highlights) | Georg Friedrich Händel - Eileen Farrell / William Warfield / Mormon Tabernacle Choir / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy | 1992 | Album |
| Schwanter. New Morning For The World. Copland. Lincoln Portrait | Willie Stargell, William Warfield, David Effron, Eastman Philharmonia | 1983 | Album |
| Old American Songs, Sets I And II / Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson | Aaron Copland, William Warfield | 1980 | Compil. |
| Ancient Music of the Church/Lowe: Ballads | William Warfield | 1977 | Album |
| Karl Weigl Songs | Judith Raskin, Colette Boky, Betty Allen, George Shirley, William Warfield, David Garvey | 1973 | Album |
| Gershwin's Greatest Hits | George Gershwin / Arthur Fiedler Conducting The Boston Pops Orchestra, Leontyne Price, Peter Nero, Leonard Pennario, William Warfield, Skitch Henderson | 1971 | Compil. |
| Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess | George Gershwin, Leontyne Price / William Warfield, McHenry Boatwright, John W. Bubbles | 1963 | Album |
| Schumann: Spanischer Liebeslieder Opus 138 / Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 | Arthur Gold & Robert Fizdale / Robert Schumann Spanische Liebeslieder Opus 138 Lois Marshall, Regina Sarfaty, Leopold Simoneau, William Warfield / Johannes Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 Veronica Tyler, Charles Bressler, John Boyden | 1963 | Album |
| Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess | George Gershwin / Leontyne Price, William Warfield | 1963 | Album |
| Clarinet Concerto - Old American Songs | Aaron Copland Conducts, Benny Goodman Soloist, William Warfield Soloist | 1963 | Album |
| God Of Our Fathers | William Warfield, Virgil Fox | 1962 | Album |
| Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel : The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy ; Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie ; Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield | 1959 | Album |
| Messiah Arias | David Lloyd, Russell Oberlin, William Warfield, Adele Addison | 1958 | Single |
| William Warfield: Old American Songs/Five Sea Chanties | William Warfield, Aaron Copland, Celius Dougherty, Otto Herz | 1953 | Album |
| Deep River | William Warfield, Lehman Engel | 1952 | Album |
| Deep River | William Warfield, Lehman Engel | 1952 | Single |
| Highlights From Handel's Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel, Eugene Ormandy, E. Power Biggs, New England Brass Ensemble, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield | Album | |
| Ancient Music Of The Church / Ballads | William Warfield, Carl Loewe | Compil. |
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