LANGRIDGE, PHILIP (b 1939 )

Philip Langridge was born in Kent and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is one of the world's most distinguished singers, whose musical and dramatic qualities ensure that he is in constant demand throughout Europe, the United States and Japan. In recognition of these qualities, he was made a Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1994. He has also received a number of other awards, including the prestigious Olivier Award for Osud, the Singer of the Year Award from the Royal Philharmonic Society and The Worshipful Company of Musicians' Santay Award. He was awarded the NFMS/Charles Groves Prize 2001 for his outstanding contribution to British Music. His remarkable versatility and command of a wide variety of styles is reflected in his extensive discography, ranging from the early classical period to the present day. These recordings have gained him two Grammy Awards (Moses und Aron, and Peter Grimes), the Gramophone Award (War Requiem) and a Classic CD Award (The Turn of the Screw). On video he can be seen in Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, Idomeneo, La Clemenza di Tito, From the House of the Dead, Wozzeck, Oberon, Jenufa and Oedipus Rex, which won the Classical Music Award. International festivals and opera houses with which he is particularly closely associated include Salzburg, the Metropolitan Opera New York, La Scala, Milan, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, Edinburgh, and the English National Opera. In concert Philip Langridge has worked with the world’s leading conductors including Abbado, Barenboim, Gergiev, Haitink, Harnoncourt, Levine, Ozawa, Previn, Rattle and Solti, and appeared with the world’s major orchestras.

April 2003

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
ARTHAUS DVD VIDEO SAMPLER III (NTSC)	100773
BERLIOZ: Romeo et Juliette (NTSC)	102017
BETHLEHEM DOWN	8.557581
BRITTEN (THE BEST OF)	8.556838
BRITTEN / BERKELEY: Auden Songs	8.557204
BRITTEN: 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo / Holy Sonnets of J. Donne / Winter Words (English Song, Vol. 7)	8.557201
BRITTEN: Billy Budd (ENO, 1988) (PAL)	100278
BRITTEN: Canticles Nos. 1-5 / The Heart of the Matter (English Song, Vol. 9)	8.557202
BRITTEN: Folk Song Arrangements (English Song, Vol. 10)	8.557220-21
BRITTEN: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 (English Song, Vol. 13)	8.557222
BRITTEN: Peter Grimes (ENO, 1994) (NTSC)	100383
BRITTEN: Peter Grimes (ENO, 1994) (PAL)	100382
BRITTEN: Serenade, Op. 31 / Nocturne, Op. 60 / Phaedra, Op. 93	8.557199
BRITTEN: St. Nicolas / Christ's Nativity / Psalm 150	8.557203
BRITTEN: Tribute to Benjamin Britten (A) (PAL/NTSC)	102103
BRITTEN: Turn of the Screw (The)	8.660109-10
CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.570344-45
DISCOVER CHORAL MUSIC	8.558198-99
ENGLISH SONG	8.557559-60
HOLST: Vedic Hymns / Four Songs, Op. 35 / Humbert Wolfe Settings (English Song, Vol. 6)	8.557117
MOZART: Clemenza di Tito (La) (Glyndebourne, 1991) (NTSC)	100407
MOZART: Clemenza di Tito (La) (Glyndebourne, 1991) (PAL)	100406
MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Liceu, 2004) (NTSC)	DVWW-OPBORIS
OPERA HIGHLIGHTS, Vol. 2 (NTSC)	102049
QUILTER: Folk-Song Arrangements / Part-Songs for Women's Voices (Complete) (English Song, Vol. 11)	8.557495
STORY OF BRITISH CLASSICAL MUSIC (THE)	8.558193-94