Valerie Masterson
Born: 3rd June 1937, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Nationality: British
Margaret Valerie Masterson is a retired English opera singer, a lecturer and Vice-President of British Youth Opera. After study in Italy, she began to sing opera in Europe. Returning to England, Masterson performed as principal soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1964 to 1969, becoming popular with audiences and participating in several of the company's recordings, as well as those of Gilbert and Sullivan for All and the BBC.
She next joined English National Opera and went on to an international opera career lasting more than three decades. Although she performed a wide variety of roles, she was best known for her roles in the French repertoire and the works of Handel, as well as Gilbert and Sullivan. Her recordings include, in addition to many opera roles, operettas and musical theatre.
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Special offer. Wagner: Twilight of the Gods
Alberto Remedios (Siegfried), Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Aage Haugland (Hagen), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Norman Welsby (Gunther), Margaret Curphey (Gutrune), Katherine Pring (Waltraute); English National Opera, Reginald Goodall
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Norman Bailey (Wotan), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Emile Belcourt (Loge), Katherine Pring (Fricka), Robert Lloyd (Fasolt), Clifford Grant (Fafner), Gregory Dempsey (Mime), Lois McDonnall (Freia), Anne Collins (Erda); English National Opera, Reginald Goodall
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Special offer. Janet Baker sings scenes from Julius Caesar
Dame Janet Baker (Julius Caesar), Valerie Masterson (Cleopatra), Della Jones (Sextus), Sarah Walker (Cornelia), James Bowman (Ptolemy), John Tomlinson (Achillas), Christopher Booth-Jones (Curio), David James (Nirenus) English National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Special offer. The Goodall Ring Cycle
[b]The Rheingold[/b] Norman Bailey (Wotan), Derek Hammond-Stroud (Alberich), Emile Belcourt (Loge), Katherine Pring (Fricka), Robert Lloyd (Fasolt), Clifford Grant (Fafner), Gregory Dempsey (Mime), Lois McDonnall (Freia), Anne Collins (Erda), Norman Welsby (Donner), Robert Ferguson (Froh), Valerie Masterson (Woglinde), Shelagh Squires (Wellgunde), Helen Attfield (Flosshilde) [b]The Valkyrie[/b] Rita Hunter (Brünnhilde), Alberto Remedios (Siegmund), Margaret Curphey (Sieglinde), Clifford Grant (Hunding), Ann Howard (Fricka), Katie Clarke (Gerhilde), Anne Evans (Helmwige), Anne Conoley (Ortlinde), Elisabeth Connell (Waltraute), Sarah Walker (Siegrune), Shelagh Squires (Grimgerde), Anne Collins (Rossweisse), Helen Attfield (Schwertleite) [b]Siegfried[/b] Alberto Remedios (Siegfried), Norman Bailey (Wanderer), Maurine London (Woodbird), Barry Tuckwell (horn) [b]Twilight of the Gods[/b] Aage Haugland (Hagen), Norman Welsby (Gunther), Margaret Curphey (Gutrune), Katherine Pring (Waltraute), Anne Collins (First Norn), Gillian Knight (Second Norn), Anne Evans (Third Norn) English National Opera Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall
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