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Neil Howlett

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Voice: Baritone
Nationality: English
Year of Birth: 1934

About Neil Howlett:

Neil Howlett (born 24 July 1934) is a retired English operatic baritone who has sung leading roles in major opera houses and festivals in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Opera House, Teatro Colón, and the English National Opera, where he was the Principal Baritone for seventeen years. Described by John Steane as "a vibrant voice somewhat in the Amato/Franci line", Howlett's repertoire included over 80 roles.

Howlett was born in Mitcham and was educated St Paul's Cathedral School and King's College, Cambridge followed by further studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart. In 1957, while still at Cambridge, he won the Kathleen Ferrier Award, and in 1964 made his debut in the world premiere performance of Benjamin Britten's Curlew River.

The peak of his career was the seventeen years he spent as principal baritone with the English National Opera, where he created the role of The Mirador in Gordon Crosse's The Story of Vasco (1974) and the title role David Blake's Toussaint (1977). His wide range of repertoire included the heaviest Verdi and Puccini roles, especially Iago in Otello and Scarpia in Tosca, and many Heldenbaritone roles, such as Amfortas in Parsifal and Jokanaan in Salome. Late in his career he also sang Wotan/Wanderer in Wagner's Ring cycle. Amongst his other roles were Prince Andrei in Prokofiev's War and Peace and Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande.

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
1No! Pazzo son! Popularity:

Opera: Manon LescautComposer: PucciniAct: 3.08-2

Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: Italian

Roles: Chevalier
2Ah! non v'avvicinate Popularity:

Opera: Manon LescautComposer: PucciniAct: 3.08-1

Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: Italian

Roles: Chevalier
3Desdemona rea Popularity:

Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 2.11

Type: recitativeVoice: T BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Otello/Iago
4Salome komm trink Wein mit mir Popularity:

Opera: SalomeComposer: StraussAct: 1

Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: German

Roles: Herodes
5Mamma Cadet! Popularity:

Opera: Andrea ChenierComposer: GiordanoAct: 3.12-1

Type: recitativeVoice: B/Br SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Mathieu/Maddalena
6Udiamo i testimoni Popularity:

Opera: Andrea ChenierComposer: GiordanoAct: 3.14

Type: recitativeVoice: Br B/Br T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Carlo/Fouquier/Andrea/Maddalena
7La notte il giorno portiamo Popularity:

Opera: Andrea ChenierComposer: GiordanoAct: 1.06-2

Type: choirVoice: Br MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Carlo/Comtesse
8Kind Captain, I've important information Popularity:

Opera: Pinafore, H.M.S.Composer: SullivanAct: 2.05-1

Type: duetVoice: Br B-BrLanguage: English

Roles: Corcoran/Dick Deadeye
9I am the monarch of the sea Popularity:

Opera: Pinafore, H.M.S.Composer: SullivanAct: 1.07

Type: ensembleVoice: Br Br MzLanguage: English

Roles: Corcoran/Joseph Porter/Cousin Hebe
10I am the captain of Pinafore Popularity:

Opera: Pinafore, H.M.S.Composer: SullivanAct: 1

Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: English

Roles: Corcoran
11Things are seldom what they seem Popularity:

Opera: Pinafore, H.M.S.Composer: SullivanAct: 2.02-1

Type: duetVoice: cA BrLanguage: English

Roles: Mrs. Cripps/Corcoran
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