David Kelly
David Kelly (1914-1978) was an Irish bass-baritone, active in opera and concert repertory in Britain. He sang at Covent Garden and was a valued performer in Mozart, Wagner and British repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Klemperer’s Die Zauberflöte, Konwitschny’s Covent Garden Das Rheingold and Tippett’s King Priam.
Kelly’s singing was firm, clear and stage-wise, suited to roles that requ...
MOZART Die Zauberflöte
MOZART Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"*
Studio and Live recordings · 1962 & 1954
Total duration: 3hr 15:21
Joan Sutherland - Queen of the Night
Richard Lewis - Tamino
Geraint Evans - Papageno
Joan Carlyle - Pamina
David Kelly - Sarastro
Hans Hotter - Speaker
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Covent Garden
*Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
WAGNER Das Rheingold
Live broadcast performance, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 30:46
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Loge - Richard Holm
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Michael Langdon
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conducted by Franz Konwitschny
TIPPETT King Priam
Live world première performance, 1962
Total duration: 2hr 22:56
Priam - Forbes Robinson
Hecuba - Marie Collier
Hector - Victor Godfrey
Andromache - Josephine Veasey
Paris - John Dobson
Covent Garden Opera Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by John Pritchard
