In fernem Land from ‘Lohengrin’ sung by Walter Midgley
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About
Walter Midgely was born in Bramley, near Rotherham, in 1912. Before the war he sang with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and with Sadlers Wells Opera. After the war he joined the Covent Garden Opera as a principal tenor, but left in 1953 after a difference with the management.
This recording
Midgely sings this aria from Lohengrin accompanied by an orchestra and in English. It demonstrates the beauty and clarity of his tone and his care for language.
This recording comes from the collection of Lord Harewood
Participants
- tenor Walter Midgley
