Norman Foster (bass)

Norman Foster (born Boston, Massachusetts) was an American operatic bass-baritone, a film and television actor and a television producer.

Recordings

• Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein recorded 1954 (Vox Box, 47163552922, released 1999)
• Samuel Barber: Vanessa (Norman Foster, Eleanor Steber, Nicolai Gedda, Alois Pernerstorfer, Rosalind Elias, Ira Malaniuk, Giorgio Tozzi) Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos. Orfeo ORF 653062.
• Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium Performer: Norman Foster (Baritone), Hilde Konetzni (Soprano), Sonja Draksler (Mezzo Soprano), María José De Vine (Soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (Mezzo Soprano), Nino Albanese (Voice); Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Armando Aliberti (conductor). Recorded 1964. Label: Arthaus Musik (DVD) 101515, released 2010

Films

• Herzog Blaubarts Burg (Bluebeard's Castle) (1964)
• Espionage: A Free Agent (1964)
• Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1966)

Notes and references

External links

• Biography at Bach-cantatas.com
• Merry Wives of Windsor review in the New York Times