There Will I Sing: The Making of a Tenor: A Biography of Ricahrd Lewis CBE - Hardcover

Ross-Russell, Noel

9781871871296: There Will I Sing: The Making of a Tenor: A Biography of Ricahrd Lewis CBE

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1871871298 ISBN 13: 9781871871296

Publisher: Open Gate Press, 1997

Taking its title from a line in The Dream of Gerontius, Elgar's masterpiece which Richard Lewis made his own. There Will I Sing is the official biography of Great Britain's first international tenor.

He enjoyed renown not only in Great Britain, where he was a regular performer at Covent Garden and Glyndebourne, but also in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and in America, where he was lionised as a star.

Starting from his childhood as Tom Thomas in Manchester, There Will I Sing traces the development of both the man and the singer, using Richard's diaries, which he kept meticulously throughout his life, and calling on the memories of the many people who knew, loved and respected him: his family, his fellow performers, the conductors with whom he worked. A picture emerges not just of a great and professional artist, but of the person behind the headlines: the man whom few people knew.

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Review:

There Will I Sing is the inspiring story of Britain's first international tenor. Richard Lewis was a man of extraordinary dedication and zeal; a man who loved and lived for his music, rising by his talent and his determination, to the top of his calling. Starting from his childhood as tom Thomas in Manchester, There Will I Sing traces the development of both the man and the singer, using Richard's diaries (which he kept meticulously throughout his life) and calling on the memories of the many people who knew, loved and respected him: his family, his fellow performers, and the conductors with whom he worked. A picture emerges not just of a great and professional artist, but of the person behind the headlines -- a man whom few people had the opportunity to know. There Will I Sing is an outstanding, exceptionally well-written biography that provides an introduction to a great talent for a whole new generation of readers. There Will I Sing will also provide a new generation of musical talents with an inspiring example after which to pattern their own hopes and dreams. -- Midwest Book Review

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