tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post3313630205873316018..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Philip LangridgeLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-59983905417211920922010-03-08T16:34:35.084-08:002010-03-08T16:34:35.084-08:00I certainly will get The Minotaur - on my must-see...I certainly will get <i>The Minotaur</i> - on my must-see DVDs.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-61467144121945961162010-03-08T16:01:21.427-08:002010-03-08T16:01:21.427-08:00Philip was a bright man, acerbic wit, very sharp. ...Philip was a bright man, acerbic wit, very sharp. That's why he was so good live, despite a good but unexceptional voice. He had presence and could act, being an observant person. Get the DVD of The Minotaur, where Birtwistle wrote the role specially to suit his voice. I was at what proved to be his last recital, four months ago. His voice let him down, and you could feel how he was suffering with disappointment. Then for the planned encore he chose the long satirical monologue from G&S where a singer explains away his limitations. That is the measure of the kind of man he was, he could laugh despite adversity.Doundou Tchilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-23165416912714663862010-03-08T06:44:50.779-08:002010-03-08T06:44:50.779-08:00Thanks, all.Thanks, all.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-90980382332892746622010-03-08T01:58:41.947-08:002010-03-08T01:58:41.947-08:00Fortunately his intense singing-acting, which had ...Fortunately his intense singing-acting, which had many of us shaking uncontrollably, is preserved on DVD, in his Grimes and his Captain Vere. He's also on possibly the best opera production I know, the Lehnhoff Glyndebourne Jenufa. And then there's the SuBo Witch avant le lettre in the Met Hansel...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-22980630171519283372010-03-07T19:01:54.134-08:002010-03-07T19:01:54.134-08:00Luckily, LA Opera had him for Peter Grimes and eve...Luckily, LA Opera had him for <i>Peter Grimes</i> and even though the voice was torn and frayed, he was utterly compelling on stage. I wish I could have seen his Aschenbach in the theater. <br /><br />I have a tape of him singing Kong in Birtwistle's fab <i>The Second Mrs. Kong</i> and he has no problem with the angular lines and high notes. If only I could find a recording of the premiere of <i>The Mask of Orpheus</i> that he took part in...Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-22997061554840863052010-03-07T04:33:01.971-08:002010-03-07T04:33:01.971-08:00he had had cancer for around five years but had be...he had had cancer for around five years but had been completely unaware of it until diagnosis around three weeks ago. he will be sorely missed as a friend and a professional.cnoreply@blogger.com