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There Will I Sing The making of a tenor. A Biography of Richard Lewis CBE. By Noel Ross-Russell with a foreword by Sir Andrew Davis CBE. Vividly written, and beautifully illustrated, this inspirational book tells the story of a huge talent and the determination which took a Manchester office boy to the opera stages of the world as Britain's first international tenor. A star-studded cast of singers and conductors give their recollections of Richard Lewis to give a fascinating insight into the career of one of Britain's outstanding singers. 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. 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. 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 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. This book is truly a revelation. An unpretentious and affectionate biography of the great British tenor Richard Lewis. Michael Kennedy, 'Sunday Telegraph'. Noel Ross-Russell's book is enormously welcome for the light it sheds on a man who gloriously illuminated the lives of so many. Sir Andrew Davis. Available from www.amazon.com |
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