Norman Bailey (bass-baritone)
Norman Bailey CBE | |
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Born | Birmingham, England | 23 March 1933
Died | 15 September 2021 , U.S. | (aged 88)
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Occupation | Operatic baritone |
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Norman Stanley Bailey
Career
Bailey was born in
In 1959, he made his stage debut as Tobias Mill in Rossini's
In 1967, he first performed at
Bailey has been particularly associated with Richard Wagner's operas, including the title role of
He appeared as Barak in
Bailey appeared on BBC television and radio almost 100 times, including both performances and interviews.[13] He was a castaway on an October 1976 edition of Desert Island Discs, and was pictured, alongside Patricia Johnson, on the cover of the 3–9 December 1977 edition of the Radio Times.[13]
An American citizen at the time of his death, he was appointed a
Bailey built up a sizable teaching studio and taught for several years at the Royal College of Music, London.[5] In Teton Valley, he joined the adjunct staff at Brigham Young University, Idaho.[5]
Personal life
In 1957, Bailey married Doreen Simpson, whom he had met in a choir.[6][1] They had two sons and one daughter and divorced in 1980.[6] He met his second wife, Kristine Ciesinski, in another musical capacity, while appearing as Hans Sachs for Cincinnati Opera in 1983. He married the American soprano in 1985,[3][6] and they remained together until her death in a glider accident in June 2018.[1] He is survived by his three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren in the UK, and in the U.S. by his sister-in-law mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski (American conductor Mark Powell) and his brother-in-law IT federal sales expert Raymond Ciesinski (journalist Phoebe Eliopoulos). Bailey was a resident of Driggs, Idaho.
He died in Rexburg, Idaho, US, on 15 September 2021, at the age of 88.[16][11][17][5]
Awards
- 1977 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II[5]
- 1977 Sir Charles Santley Award[5]
- 1981 Honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music[5]
- 1986 Honorary doctorate from Rhodes University[5]
- 2020 Sir Reginald Goodall Memorial Award for outstanding service to Wagner and his music from The Wagner Society of London[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Norman Bailey obituary". The Times. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Focht, Josef, ed. (23 March 1933). "Bailey, Norman (1933– ), Bariton". Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary for Norman Bailey". Baxter Funeral Home. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Norman Bailey". International Dictionary of Opera. Gale. 1993.
- ^ "Norman Bailey". Bayreuth Festival (in German). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Performances with Norman Bayley archives.metoperafamily.org
- ^ "Norman Bailey Bass-Bariton – England – Oper – Aufnahmen". Repertoire (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b "In memory of Wagnerian bass-baritone Norman Bailey". English National Opera. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Lulu, 15 July 1996". Glyndebourne. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Stars of Genome: Norman Bailey". BBC Genome Project. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1976. p. 8.
- ^ "Honours". Royal Academy of Music. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Fallece el bajo-barítono wagneriano Norman Bailey a los 88 años". Platea Magazine (in Spanish). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Cooper, Katherine (17 September 2021). "Norman Bailey (1933–2021)". Presto Music. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
Further reading
- RJ Lambert. Norman Bailey at AllMusic
- Kennedy, Michael and Joyce Bourne, "Bailey, Norman", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 1996.
External links
- Duffie, Bruce: Interview with Norman Bailey 17 February 1994
- Norman Bailey discography at Discogs
- Norman Bailey at IMDb