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John Lankston

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John Lankston (1934 - July 12, 2018)[1] was an American tenor and actor who had a career in opera and musical theatre from the 1950s through the 2000s. After making his Broadway debut in Redhead (1959), he went on to create the roles of Adolph and the Ziegfeld Tenor in Jule Styne's Funny Girl (1963) in which he was a featured soloist with Barbra Streisand. For his work, he and the rest of the main cast were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] He was a regular performer with the New York City Opera from 1966 to 2001. His greatest success with the NYCO was his creation of the quintuple role of Voltaire/Pangloss/Businessman/Governor/Gambler in the 1982 revival of Leonard Bernstein's Candide which was directed by Hal Prince and filmed for national broadcast on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center.[3][4] The company later recorded the production on disc, and Langston and the rest of the artists involved were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 1987.[5]

John Lankston
Born1934 (1934)
Bridgeport, Illinois
DiedJuly 12, 2018(2018-07-12) (aged 85–86)
Bridgeport, Illinois
Education
Occupations

Lankston most often performed supporting roles in his long tenure at the NYCO, often appearing in comedic character roles or villains. Occasionally he was given leading roles, including the title role in the United States premiere of Josef Tal's Ashmedai in 1976 in which his skills as both a singer and dancer were featured.[6] Other larger parts he excelled in included the Prologue in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw (1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978);[7] Arbace in Mozart's Idomeneo (1974, 1975);[8] Eisenstein in Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus (1976, 1986);[9] the Devil in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat (1977),[10] Officer Olim in Kurt Weill's Silverlake: A Winter's Tale (1980);[11] Satan/Lucifer in Igor Stravinsky's The Flood (1982);[12] Ko-Ko in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1984, 2001);[13] Monostatos in Mozart's The Magic Flute (1985, 1992);[14] and Torquemada in Maurice Ravel's L'heure espagnole (1990, 1999).[15] With the NYCO he notably appeared in several world premieres, including the roles of Major Mark Lyon in Hugo Weisgall's Nine Rivers from Jordan (1968);[16] Professor Clement in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Most Important Man (1971);[17] Bentley Drummle in the world premiere of Dominick Argento's Miss Havisham's Fire (1979);[18] and Dr. Sokolsky in the world premiere of Jay Reise's Rasputin (1988)[19] He also portrayed Šapkin In the United States premiere of Leoš Janáček's From the House of the Dead (1989).[20] His portrayal of The Schoolmaster in Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen was broadcast on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center in 1983.[4]

Life and career edit

Born in Bridgeport, Illinois, Lankston was the son of Jason Lankston.[1] He graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1952 and then pursued music studies at Vincennes University from which he graduated in 1954.[1] He then pursued further music studies in opera at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.[1] While there he also trained in ballet and modern dance.[1] After graduating, he moved to New York City in 1958 where he was soon cast in the chorus of Albert Hague and Dorothy Fields 1959 musical Redhead starring Gwen Verdon; eventually replacing William LeMassena as Howard Cavanaugh during the show's run.[1] In 1961 he created the role of Lord Delmore in the original Broadway production of Robert Wright and George Forrest's operetta Kean at the Broadway Theatre, 53rd Street, which closed after 92 performances.[1] In 1963 he portrayed Louis in the New York City Center revival of Pal Joey. starring Bob Fosse.[21] That same year he created the roles of Adolph and the Ziegfeld Tenor in Jule Styne's Funny Girl, and was the featured tenor with Barbra Streisand in the song "His Love Makes Me Beautiful."[2] For his work on the cast recording he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

After Funny Girl closed, Langston pursued further studies in opera in Germany before joining the roster of artists with the New York City Opera (NYCO) in 1966, making his debut as Pedrillo in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.[3] He recorded that role on film four years later with the Peter Herman Adler's National Educational Television Opera on the NET network.[22] He rose to become a huge star with NYCO, appearing in numerous operas with the company for 35 years.[3] His last performance with the company was as Ko-Ko in The Mikado in 2001. In addition to performing with the NYCO, Lankston also portrayed Anfinomo in the United States premiere of Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria in 1974 with the Washington National Opera.[23] In 1984 he starred in the American premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's Down by the Greenwood Side with the New York Philharmonic.[24] He also portrayed the villainous Loge in Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold at the Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park with conductor Christopher Keene in 1985.[25]

Lankston died in Bridgeport, Illinois, on July 12, 2018, at the age of 84.[3]

NYCO roles edit

1960s and 1970s edit

1980s edit

1990s edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Donna Burton (August 15, 2018). "John Lankston, Opera Singer". Lawrence Lore. Lawrence County, Illinois Historical Society.
  2. ^ a b c Jennifer Ballantyne (March 26, 2014). "Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording 50th Anniversary Edition to Be Released by Capitol/UMe". Business Wire.
  3. ^ a b c d Francisco Salazar (July 17, 2018). "Obituary: John Lankston Dies at 84". Opera Wire.
  4. ^ a b Brian O'Doherty; Rebecca Krafft (1991). The Arts on Television, 1976-1990; Fifteen Years of Cultural Programming. National Endowment for the Arts. ISBN 9780160359262.
  5. ^ Henry Schipper (March 4, 1987). "Music Records: Vets Dominate Grammy Awards; Simon's Graceland Is Top LP; Gabriel, Jackson Empty Handed". Variety. Vol. 326, no. 6. p. 113.
  6. ^ a b Harold C. Schonberg (April 2, 1976). "The Opera: Ashmedai by City Troupe". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b Theodore Strongin (March 2, 1970). "Turn of the Screw Staged by Off Broadway's Mann". The New York Times.
  8. ^ a b Raymond Ericson (March 10, 1974). "Unafraid, a New Music School Opens". The New York Times.
  9. ^ a b "Low-Key Fledermaus Given by City Opera". The New York Times. November 8, 1976.
  10. ^ a b Harold C. Schonberg (April 24, 1977). "Opera: 'Trilogy' by City Company". The New York Times.
  11. ^ a b c Dan Dietz (2016). The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442260924.
  12. ^ a b Jennifer Dunning (June 11, 1982). "City Ballet Opens 8-Day Celebration of Stravinsky". The New York Times.
  13. ^ a b Will Crutchfield (September 5, 1984). "City Opera Mikado Assembles". The New York Times.
  14. ^ a b Tim Page (October 21, 1985). "Opera: Magic Flute Performed in English". The New York Times.
  15. ^ a b John Rockwell (November 12, 1990). "Review/Opera; Ravel and Sendak, Affectionately Paired". The New York Times.
  16. ^ a b Harold C. Schonberg (October 10, 1968). "Opera: 'Nine Rivers From Jordan' Has Premiere; City Troupe Performs Hugo Weisgall's Work Johnston Libretto Full of Religious Symbolism". The New York Times.
  17. ^ a b Margaret Ross Griffel (2013). Operas In English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 329. ISBN 9780810883253.
  18. ^ a b Harold C. Schonberg (March 23, 1979). "City Opera: Miss Havisham" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 45.
  19. ^ a b Donal Henahan (September 19, 1988). "Review/Music; Mad Monk Redux in City Opera's New Rasputin". The New York Times.
  20. ^ John Rockwell (August 30, 1990). "Review/Opera; American Premiere of Janacek's House of the Dead". The New York Times.
  21. ^ Lewis Funke (May 30, 1963). "Theater: Pal Joey Back; Once Wicked Musical Opens at City Center". The New York Times.
  22. ^ "N.E.T. Hits More High C's". The New York Times. July 26, 1970.
  23. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (January 20, 1974). "Opera: The Ulysses of Claudio Monteverdi Voyages to America in High Style". The New York Times.
  24. ^ John Rockwell (June 10, 1984). "Horizons: New-Music Festival Ends". The New York Times.
  25. ^ John Rockwell (June 2, 1985). "Opera: Das Rheingold in Artpark Production". The New York Times.
  26. ^ "City Opera to Offer A New Mefistofele in Season's 2d Week". The New York Times. September 7, 1969.
  27. ^ Theodore Strongin (September 15, 1970). "Figaro Back at State Theater With Moments of Radiance". The New York Times.
  28. ^ Raymond Ericson (September 19, 1970). "Corsaro's Direction Is Strength Of 'La Traviata' by City Opera". The New York Times.
  29. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (October 17, 1970). "A Striking Production Of Roberto Devereux". The New York Times.
  30. ^ Allen Hughes (December 21, 1970). "2 Sopranos Bow in Orfeo At Met". The New York Times.
  31. ^ Alvin H. Marill (1993). More Theatre: M-Z. Scarecrow Press. p. 1197. ISBN 9780810827172.
  32. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (March 10, 1973). "Music: Elegant Poppea". The New York Times.
  33. ^ Donal Henahan (September 5, 1974). "The Anna Bolena of Sills". The New York Times.
  34. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (September 9, 1974). "City Opera: A New Manon Lescaut". The New York Times.
  35. ^ Donal Henahan (March 3, 1975). "City Opera: Strasfogel's New Salome". The New York Times.
  36. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (April 3, 1975). "City Opera Tote Stadt Exploits Film Technique". The New York Times.
  37. ^ John Rockwell (September 15, 1975). "Opera: Ariadne Is Back". The New York Times.
  38. ^ Donal Henahan (September 22, 1975). "Nancy Tatum Sings Lead in City Opera Turandot". The New York Times.
  39. ^ "Carole Farley Has Debut as Helene". The New York Times. October 21, 1976.
  40. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (April 3, 1978). "Opera: Beverly Sills As Merry Widow". The New York Times.
  41. ^ Raymond Ericson (February 24, 1979). "City Opera, Now 35, Opens Season With Chenier". The New York Times.
  42. ^ Anna Kisselgoff (April 9, 1979). "Balanchine–Robbins Work for Nureyev from Moliere". The New York Times. p. 45.
  43. ^ Harold C. Schonberg (October 12, 1979). "Music: City Opera Is Back With 'Falstaff' in English". The New York Times.
  44. ^ Peter G. Davis (October 24, 1979). "Opera: Malfitano Manon". The New York Times.
  45. ^ John Simon (September 15, 1980). "From Old Vienna To Heidelberg". New York.
  46. ^ Donal Henahan (April 10, 1981). "City opera: Janacek's Little Vixen". The New York Times.
  47. ^ Bernard Holland (November 8, 1981). "City Opera: June Anderson in Lucia". The New York Times.
  48. ^ Donal Henahan (July 19, 1984). "Review City Opera: Season's First Showing of Candide". The New York Times.
  49. ^ Donal Henahan (March 8, 1982). "City Opera: L'amore dei tre rei". The New York Times.
  50. ^ Donal Henahan (September 14, 1985). "Opera: New Production of Love for 3 Oranges". The New York Times.
  51. ^ Donal Henahan (November 2, 1985). "City Opera: Casanova". The New York Times.
  52. ^ Donal Henahan (August 16, 1986). "City Opera: Cendrillon with Faith Esham". The New York Times.
  53. ^ Donal Henahan (July 18, 1986). "City Opera: Le nozze di Figaro". The New York Times.
  54. ^ Michael Kimmelman (October 8, 1987). "City Opera: New Cast in Twin Bill". The New York Times.
  55. ^ Allan Kozinn (July 13, 1991). "Review/Opera; A Resourceful Tosca Draws a Lot on the Past". The New York Times.
  56. ^ Allan Kozinn (July 24, 1988). "Reviews/Music; Reshuffle in Romberg New Moon". The New York Times.
  57. ^ Edward Rothstein (September 6, 1991). "Review/City Opera; Bride Arrives, Without Her Fidelity". The New York Times.
  58. ^ Bernard Holland (August 31, 1992). "Review/City Opera; A Barbiere Worthy of Trust With Both Head and Heart". The New York Times.
  59. ^ Edward Rothstein (October 8, 1993). "Review/Music; New Milieu for Monroe: City Opera's Marilyn". The New York Times.
  60. ^ "John Lankston". Ovrtur. 2021.
  61. ^ Bernard Holland (March 6, 1995). "Opera Review; Puccini in Rare Form, But Also Pure Puccini". The New York Times.
  62. ^ Bernard Holland (April 6, 1995). "Music Review; Harvey Milk, a Gay Opera as a Grand Coming-Out Party". The New York Times.
  63. ^ Bernard Holland (October 21, 1995). "Music Review; Resurrecting a Daydream of the Exotic East". newspaperThe New York Times.
  64. ^ Alex Ross (April 4, 1996). "Opera Review; France, Anti-Semitism and an Innocent Man". The New York Times.
  65. ^ Peter G. Davis (September 25, 1995). "The Agony and the Ecstasy: City Opera makes a gallant attempt to stage Hindemith's Mathis der Maler". New York.
  66. ^ Allan Kozinn (September 16, 1999). "Opera Review; In Long-Lost Rossini, Tributes to a French King". The New York Times.

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John Lankston 1934 July 12 2018 1 was an American tenor and actor who had a career in opera and musical theatre from the 1950s through the 2000s After making his Broadway debut in Redhead 1959 he went on to create the roles of Adolph and the Ziegfeld Tenor in Jule Styne s Funny Girl 1963 in which he was a featured soloist with Barbra Streisand For his work he and the rest of the main cast were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards 2 He was a regular performer with the New York City Opera from 1966 to 2001 His greatest success with the NYCO was his creation of the quintuple role of Voltaire Pangloss Businessman Governor Gambler in the 1982 revival of Leonard Bernstein s Candide which was directed by Hal Prince and filmed for national broadcast on PBS s Live from Lincoln Center 3 4 The company later recorded the production on disc and Langston and the rest of the artists involved were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 1987 5 John LankstonBorn1934 1934 Bridgeport IllinoisDiedJuly 12 2018 2018 07 12 aged 85 86 Bridgeport IllinoisEducationVincennes UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati College Conservatory of MusicOccupationsTenoractorLankston most often performed supporting roles in his long tenure at the NYCO often appearing in comedic character roles or villains Occasionally he was given leading roles including the title role in the United States premiere of Josef Tal s Ashmedai in 1976 in which his skills as both a singer and dancer were featured 6 Other larger parts he excelled in included the Prologue in Benjamin Britten s The Turn of the Screw 1970 1971 1972 1975 1978 7 Arbace in Mozart s Idomeneo 1974 1975 8 Eisenstein in Johann Strauss II s Die Fledermaus 1976 1986 9 the Devil in Stravinsky s L Histoire du soldat 1977 10 Officer Olim in Kurt Weill s Silverlake A Winter s Tale 1980 11 Satan Lucifer in Igor Stravinsky s The Flood 1982 12 Ko Ko in Gilbert and Sullivan s The Mikado 1984 2001 13 Monostatos in Mozart s The Magic Flute 1985 1992 14 and Torquemada in Maurice Ravel s L heure espagnole 1990 1999 15 With the NYCO he notably appeared in several world premieres including the roles of Major Mark Lyon in Hugo Weisgall s Nine Rivers from Jordan 1968 16 Professor Clement in Gian Carlo Menotti s The Most Important Man 1971 17 Bentley Drummle in the world premiere of Dominick Argento s Miss Havisham s Fire 1979 18 and Dr Sokolsky in the world premiere of Jay Reise s Rasputin 1988 19 He also portrayed Sapkin In the United States premiere of Leos Janacek s From the House of the Dead 1989 20 His portrayal of The Schoolmaster in Janacek s The Cunning Little Vixen was broadcast on PBS s Live from Lincoln Center in 1983 4 Contents 1 Life and career 2 NYCO roles 2 1 1960s and 1970s 2 2 1980s 2 3 1990s 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editBorn in Bridgeport Illinois Lankston was the son of Jason Lankston 1 He graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1952 and then pursued music studies at Vincennes University from which he graduated in 1954 1 He then pursued further music studies in opera at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music 1 While there he also trained in ballet and modern dance 1 After graduating he moved to New York City in 1958 where he was soon cast in the chorus of Albert Hague and Dorothy Fields 1959 musical Redhead starring Gwen Verdon eventually replacing William LeMassena as Howard Cavanaugh during the show s run 1 In 1961 he created the role of Lord Delmore in the original Broadway production of Robert Wright and George Forrest s operetta Kean at the Broadway Theatre 53rd Street which closed after 92 performances 1 In 1963 he portrayed Louis in the New York City Center revival of Pal Joey starring Bob Fosse 21 That same year he created the roles of Adolph and the Ziegfeld Tenor in Jule Styne s Funny Girl and was the featured tenor with Barbra Streisand in the song His Love Makes Me Beautiful 2 For his work on the cast recording he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards 2 After Funny Girl closed Langston pursued further studies in opera in Germany before joining the roster of artists with the New York City Opera NYCO in 1966 making his debut as Pedrillo in Mozart s The Abduction from the Seraglio 3 He recorded that role on film four years later with the Peter Herman Adler s National Educational Television Opera on the NET network 22 He rose to become a huge star with NYCO appearing in numerous operas with the company for 35 years 3 His last performance with the company was as Ko Ko in The Mikado in 2001 In addition to performing with the NYCO Lankston also portrayed Anfinomo in the United States premiere of Monteverdi s Il ritorno d Ulisse in patria in 1974 with the Washington National Opera 23 In 1984 he starred in the American premiere of Harrison Birtwistle s Down by the Greenwood Side with the New York Philharmonic 24 He also portrayed the villainous Loge in Richard Wagner s Das Rheingold at the Earl W Brydges Artpark State Park with conductor Christopher Keene in 1985 25 Lankston died in Bridgeport Illinois on July 12 2018 at the age of 84 3 NYCO roles edit1960s and 1970s edit Major Mark Lyon in Hugo Weisgall s Nine Rivers from Jordan 1968 16 Nereo in Arrigo Boito s Mefistofele 1969 26 Prologue in Benjamin Britten s The Turn of the Screw 1970 1971 1972 1975 1978 7 Basilio in Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro 1970 1971 27 Gastone in Giuseppe Verdi s La traviata 1970 1972 1982 1991 1992 28 Lord Cecil in Gaetano Donizetti s Roberto Devereux 1970 29 Kaspar in Gian Carlo Menotti s Amahl and the Night Visitors 1970 with the American Boychoir School 30 Professor Clement in Gian Carlo Menotti s The Most Important Man 1971 world premiere 17 Roger Doremus in Lee Hoiby s Summer and Smoke 1972 31 First Praetorian soldier in Claudio Monteverdi s L incoronazione di Poppea 1973 32 Arabace in Mozart s Idomeneo 1974 1975 8 Hervey in Donnizetti s Anna Bolena 1974 33 Dancing Master in Puccini s Manon Lescaut 1974 34 Second Jew in Richard Strauss Salome 1975 35 Victorin in Erich Korngold s Die tote Stadt 1975 36 Dancing Master and Scaramuccio in Richard Strauss s Ariadne auf Naxos 1975 1982 1983 37 Pong in Puccini s Turandot 1975 38 Achille in Jacques Offenbach s La belle Helene 1976 39 Eisenstein in Johann Strauss II s Die Fledermaus 1976 1986 9 the title role in Josef Tal s Ashmedai 1976 United States premiere 6 the Devil in Stravinsky s L Histoire du soldat 1977 10 Bogdanovich in Franz Lehar s The Merry Widow 1978 1988 40 L Incredibile in Umberto Giordano s Andrea Chenier 1979 41 Bentley Drummle in the world premiere of Dominick Argento s Miss Havisham s Fire 1979 18 Sailor in Henry Purcell s Dido and Aeneas 1979 42 Dr Caius in Verdi s Falstaff 1979 1981 1999 43 Guillot in Jules Massenet s Manon 1979 1985 44 1980s edit Officer Olim in Kurt Weill s Silverlake A Winter s Tale 1980 11 Detlef in Sigmund Romberg s The Student Prince 1980 1987 45 The Schoolmaster in Leos Janacek s The Cunning Little Vixen 1981 1983 1991 1993 46 Lord Arturo Bucklaw in Donnizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor 1981 1982 1988 47 Voltaire Pangloss Businessman Governor Gambler in the 1982 revival of Leonard Bernstein s Candide 1982 1983 1984 1986 1989 48 Flaminio in Italo Montemezzi s L amore dei tre re 1982 49 Satan Lucifer in Igor Stravinsky s The Flood 1982 12 The Beadle in Stephen Sondheim s Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1984 1987 11 Ko Ko in Gilbert and Sullivan s The Mikado 1984 2001 13 Trouffaldino in Sergei Prokofiev s The Love for Three Oranges 1985 1986 50 Monostatos in Mozart s The Magic Flute 1985 1992 14 Marquis de Lisle in Dominick Argento s Casanova s Homecoming 1985 1987 51 the Master of Ceremonies in Jules Massenet s Cendrillon 1986 52 Curzio in Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro 1986 53 Beppe in Ruggero Leoncavallo s Pagliacci 1987 54 Spoletta in Puccini s Tosca 1987 1988 1991 1993 1994 55 Admiral de Jean in Sigmund Romberg s The New Moon 1988 56 Dr Sokolsky in the world premiere of Jay Reise s Rasputin 1988 19 Sapkin In the United States premiere of From the House of the Dead John Lankston 1990s edit Torquemada in Maurice Ravel s L heure espagnole 1990 1999 15 Ciccio in Frank Loesser s The Most Happy Fella 1991 57 Ambrogio in Rossini s The Barber of Seville 1992 1998 58 Mogul in world premiere of Ezra Laderman s Marilyn 1993 59 Brazilian Ambassador Solo Policeman and An Associate Editor in Leonard Bernstein s Wonderful Town 1994 60 Gobin in Puccini s La rondine 1995 61 Supervisor in Stewart Wallace s Harvey Milk 1995 62 Father in Toshiro Mayuzumi s Kinkakuji 1995 63 General Mercier in the United States premiere of Jost Meier s Dreyfus Affair 1996 64 Sylvester von Schaumber in Paul Hindemith s Mathis der Maler 1995 65 Gelsomino in Rossini s Il viaggio a Reims 1999 66 References edit a b c d e f g Donna Burton August 15 2018 John Lankston Opera Singer Lawrence Lore Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society a b c Jennifer Ballantyne March 26 2014 Funny Girl Original Broadway Cast Recording 50th Anniversary Edition to Be Released by Capitol UMe Business Wire a b c d Francisco Salazar July 17 2018 Obituary John Lankston Dies at 84 Opera Wire a b Brian O Doherty Rebecca Krafft 1991 The Arts on Television 1976 1990 Fifteen Years of Cultural Programming National Endowment for the Arts ISBN 9780160359262 Henry Schipper March 4 1987 Music Records Vets Dominate Grammy Awards Simon s Graceland Is Top LP Gabriel Jackson Empty Handed Variety Vol 326 no 6 p 113 a b Harold C Schonberg April 2 1976 The Opera Ashmedai by City Troupe The New York Times a b Theodore Strongin March 2 1970 Turn of the Screw Staged by Off Broadway s Mann The New York Times a b Raymond Ericson March 10 1974 Unafraid a New Music School Opens The New York Times a b Low Key Fledermaus Given by City Opera The New York Times November 8 1976 a b Harold C Schonberg April 24 1977 Opera Trilogy by City Company The New York Times a b c Dan Dietz 2016 The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 9781442260924 a b Jennifer Dunning June 11 1982 City Ballet Opens 8 Day Celebration of Stravinsky The New York Times a b Will Crutchfield September 5 1984 City Opera Mikado Assembles The New York Times a b Tim Page October 21 1985 Opera Magic Flute Performed in English The New York Times a b John Rockwell November 12 1990 Review Opera Ravel and Sendak Affectionately Paired The New York Times a b Harold C Schonberg October 10 1968 Opera Nine Rivers From Jordan Has Premiere City Troupe Performs Hugo Weisgall s Work Johnston Libretto Full of Religious Symbolism The New York Times a b Margaret Ross Griffel 2013 Operas In English A Dictionary Scarecrow Press p 329 ISBN 9780810883253 a b Harold C Schonberg March 23 1979 City Opera Miss Havisham PDF The New York Times p 45 a b Donal Henahan September 19 1988 Review Music Mad Monk Redux in City Opera s New Rasputin The New York Times John Rockwell August 30 1990 Review Opera American Premiere of Janacek s House of the Dead The New York Times Lewis Funke May 30 1963 Theater Pal Joey Back Once Wicked Musical Opens at City Center The New York Times N E T Hits More High C s The New York Times July 26 1970 Harold C Schonberg January 20 1974 Opera The Ulysses of Claudio Monteverdi Voyages to America in High Style The New York Times John Rockwell June 10 1984 Horizons New Music Festival Ends The New York Times John Rockwell June 2 1985 Opera Das Rheingold in Artpark Production The New York Times City Opera to Offer A New Mefistofele in Season s 2d Week The New York Times September 7 1969 Theodore Strongin September 15 1970 Figaro Back at State Theater With Moments of Radiance The New York Times Raymond Ericson September 19 1970 Corsaro s Direction Is Strength Of La Traviata by City Opera The New York Times Harold C Schonberg October 17 1970 A Striking Production Of Roberto Devereux The New York Times Allen Hughes December 21 1970 2 Sopranos Bow in Orfeo At Met The New York Times Alvin H Marill 1993 More Theatre M Z Scarecrow Press p 1197 ISBN 9780810827172 Harold C Schonberg March 10 1973 Music Elegant Poppea The New York Times Donal Henahan September 5 1974 The Anna Bolena of Sills The New York Times Harold C Schonberg September 9 1974 City Opera A New Manon Lescaut The New York Times Donal Henahan March 3 1975 City Opera Strasfogel s New Salome The New York Times Harold C Schonberg April 3 1975 City Opera Tote Stadt Exploits Film Technique The New York Times John Rockwell September 15 1975 Opera Ariadne Is Back The New York Times Donal Henahan September 22 1975 Nancy Tatum Sings Lead in City Opera Turandot The New York Times Carole Farley Has Debut as Helene The New York Times October 21 1976 Harold C Schonberg April 3 1978 Opera Beverly Sills As Merry Widow The New York Times Raymond Ericson February 24 1979 City Opera Now 35 Opens Season With Chenier The New York Times Anna Kisselgoff April 9 1979 Balanchine Robbins Work for Nureyev from Moliere The New York Times p 45 Harold C Schonberg October 12 1979 Music City Opera Is Back With Falstaff in English The New York Times Peter G Davis October 24 1979 Opera Malfitano Manon The New York Times John Simon September 15 1980 From Old Vienna To Heidelberg New York Donal Henahan April 10 1981 City opera Janacek s Little Vixen The New York Times Bernard Holland November 8 1981 City Opera June Anderson in Lucia The New York Times Donal Henahan July 19 1984 Review City Opera Season s First Showing of Candide The New York Times Donal Henahan March 8 1982 City Opera L amore dei tre rei The New York Times Donal Henahan September 14 1985 Opera New Production of Love for 3 Oranges The New York Times Donal Henahan November 2 1985 City Opera Casanova The New York Times Donal Henahan August 16 1986 City Opera Cendrillon with Faith Esham The New York Times Donal Henahan July 18 1986 City Opera Le nozze di Figaro The New York Times Michael Kimmelman October 8 1987 City Opera New Cast in Twin Bill The New York Times Allan Kozinn July 13 1991 Review Opera A Resourceful Tosca Draws a Lot on the Past The New York Times Allan Kozinn July 24 1988 Reviews Music Reshuffle in Romberg New Moon The New York Times Edward Rothstein September 6 1991 Review City Opera Bride Arrives Without Her Fidelity The New York Times Bernard Holland August 31 1992 Review City Opera A Barbiere Worthy of Trust With Both Head and Heart The New York Times Edward Rothstein October 8 1993 Review Music New Milieu for Monroe City Opera s Marilyn The New York Times John Lankston Ovrtur 2021 Bernard Holland March 6 1995 Opera Review Puccini in Rare Form But Also Pure Puccini The New York Times Bernard Holland April 6 1995 Music Review Harvey Milk a Gay Opera as a Grand Coming Out Party The New York Times Bernard Holland October 21 1995 Music Review Resurrecting a Daydream of the Exotic East newspaperThe New York Times Alex Ross April 4 1996 Opera Review France Anti Semitism and an Innocent Man The New York Times Peter G Davis September 25 1995 The Agony and the Ecstasy City Opera makes a gallant attempt to stage Hindemith s Mathis der Maler New York Allan Kozinn September 16 1999 Opera Review In Long Lost Rossini Tributes to a French King The New York Times External links editJohn Lankston at the Internet Broadway DatabasePortals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lankston amp oldid 1195571173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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