Carolyn Watkinson

About the artist

The English mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson (born 19 March 1949) is a well-known singer of baroque music. Watkinson was born in Preston and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and in The Hague. In 1978 she sang Rameau's Phèdre at the English Bach Festival at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In 1979 she appeared as Monteverdi's Nero with De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam. Also in 1979 she was featured as the contralto soloist in Christopher Hogwood's landmark recording of Handel's Messiah

Top songs

  1. Dido and Aeneas / Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
  2. Adagio: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  3. Ombra mai fù from Xerxes - Voice
  4. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 3. Sequentia: Tuba mirum
  5. Largo ("Ombra mai fu") from Xerxes
  6. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 3. Sequentia: Recordare
  7. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 4. Offertorium: Domine Jesu
  8. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - Allegro: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  9. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - Adagio: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  10. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 6. Benedictus
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  1. Gloria in D, R.589 : 8. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  2. Handel: Messiah - Part 1 - Behold, a Virgin shall conceive - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
  3. Gloria in D, R.589 : 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  4. Rinaldo, Aria 'Cara Sposa'
  5. Lascia Ch'io Pianga - Handel
  6. Handel: Messiah / Part 2 - He was despised
  7. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
  8. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - Tuba mirum
  9. Dido and Aeneas, Rec. 'Thy Hand, Belinda' - Aria 'When I Am Laid In Earth'
  10. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - 8. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  11. Air: He was despised
  12. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 1 - " Almighty Power "
  13. Haydn: Missa in angustiis "Nelson Mass", Hob. XXII:11 in D minor - Benedictus
  14. Mass No. 10 in C 'Missa in tempore belli' (Paukenmesse) H XXII:9, Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
  15. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  16. Serse, Rec. 'Frondi Tenere e Belle' - Aria 'Ombra Mai Fù'
  17. Hercules, Scene 'Where Shall I Fly ?'
  18. Handel: Messiah / Part 3 - Then shall be brought to pass - O Death, where is thy sting?
  19. Mass No. 10 in C 'Missa in tempore belli' (Paukenmesse) H XXII:9, Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
  20. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  21. Aria: Ich will dich nicht horen (Alto)
  22. Ariodante, Aria 'Dopo Notte'
  23. Orfeo Ed Euridice, Rec. 'Che Disse ? Che Ascoltai ?' - Aria 'Addio, O Miei Sospiri'
  24. Dido and Aeneas, Overture
  25. Ombra mai fù from Xerxes
  26. Then shall be brought to pass...O Death, ....
  27. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - Russia under the Mongolian Yoke
  28. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 2 - " My sovereign liege "
  29. Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : V The Battle on the Ice
  30. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: X. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  31. "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
  32. Orfeo Ed Euridice, Rec. 'Ove Trascorsi, Ohime' - Aria 'Che Faro Senza Euridice ?'
  33. Rodelinda, Rec. 'Pompe Vane Di Morte' - Aria 'Dove Sei, Amato Bene ?'
  34. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - Song about Alexander Nevsky
  35. Allegro: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  36. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - "He Was Despised"
  37. Lamento d'Arianna
  38. Gloria in D, R.589 : Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
  39. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - The field of the dead
  40. Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 : "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
  41. Ombra mai fù from Xerxes (Voice)
  42. Orfeo Ed Euridice, Scene 'Che Puro Ciel !'
  43. Orfeo Ed Euridice, Ballo (Act II)
  44. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
  45. Gloria in D, R.589 : Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - 8. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
  46. Die Walkure, Act III: Hojotoho! (Walkürenritt) (Gerlinde/Helmwige/Waltraute/Schwertleite/Ortlinde/Siegrune/Grimgerde/Rossweise)
  47. Handel: Messiah / Part 2 - "He Was Despised"
  48. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - The crusaders in Pskov
  49. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 3 - " Sweep, sweep the string" - " Music, spread thy voice
  50. Les Adieux de L'hôtesse Arabe
  51. Treue liebe
  52. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - Alexander's entry into Pskov
  53. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3 - "Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"
  54. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - The battle on the ice
  55. Haydn: Missa in Honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae - "Grosse Orgel", Hob.XXII: 4 - Gloria
  56. Alexander Nevsky Op.78 - 'Arise, ye Russian people'
  57. 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Cor
  58. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 1 - " My blooming fair" - " Haste, haste "
  59. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 1 - " Bless'd be the Lord " - " What though I trace "
  60. Recitative: Geliebte Tugend, du allein (Alto, Tenor)
  61. Ombra mai fù from Xerxes [Voice]
  62. 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Coro
  63. First Day: Die Walkure, Act III: Hojotoho! (Walkürenritt) (Gerlinde/Helmwige/Waltraute/Schwertleite/Ortlinde/Siegrune/Grimgerde/Rossweise)
  64. Recitative: Und wo? Wo ist die rechte Bahn (Alto)
  65. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive...O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
  66. Magnificat In E-Flat Major, BWV 243a : 12. Esurientes implevit bonis
  67. Scythian Suite Op.20 - Tshushbog and the dance of the spirits
  68. Handel: Messiah / Part 2 - Air: He was despised
  69. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 2 - " Prais'd be the Lord" - " When the sun "
  70. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 / Act 1 - " Thou fair inhabitant" - "Welcome as the dawn of day"
  71. Handel: Messiah - Part 1 - "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive...O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
  72. Messiah / Part 2: Air: He was despised
  73. Messiah - Part 1 - 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Coro
  74. Das mädchen spricht
  75. Messiah / Part 2 - Air: He was despised
  76. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - "But death, alas!"
  77. Chanson d'avril
  78. "Augelletti, ruscelletti"
  79. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 : "He Was Despised"
  80. J.S. Bach: Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a - Esurientes implevit bonis
  81. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 : Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - "He Was Despised"
  82. Aria: Konnen nicht die roten Wangen (Alto)
  83. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 : Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive...O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
  84. Messiah / Part 3 - Then shall be brought to pass...O Death, ....
  85. Aria: Zweig und Aste (Alto, Tenor)
  86. " Israel' attend "
  87. Haydn: Missa in angustiis "Nelson Mass", Hob. XXII:11 in D minor - Gloria: Quoniam
  88. Mass No. 10 in C 'Missa in tempore belli' (Paukenmesse) H XXII:9, Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
  89. Aria: Treues Echo dieser Orten (Alto)
  90. Handel: Messiah - Part 1 - 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Coro

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