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Born: 1938 Coventry, England
The English bass Michael (George) Rippon studied in Cambridge University from 1957 to 1960 and RAM in 1963.
He Sang Giannni Schicchi at RAM 1962. His professional début was in 1963 in London as Nireno in Händel's Giulio Cesare. He sang with WNO between 1967-1974, debuted as Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro. He appeared at Glyndebourne in the years 1970-1973, debuted there as Armed Man in Die Zauberflöte. Michael Rippon is a fine exponent of solo roles in Belshazzar's Feast, 8 Songs for a Mad King, and Henze's El Cimarrón. He sang in the first performances of The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977) and The Lighthouse (1980).
Source: Xrefer Website, from the Oxford Dictionary of Music (1994)
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Rippon, Michael Georgs (Xrefer)
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