Richard Stilwell (bass-baritone)
Richard Stilwell III (born 6 May 1942 in
.After graduating from Indiana University in 1966, Stilwell joined the Army Chorus in Washington. He appeared as a soloist with the chorus singing the tribute: "One Small Step" in a national telecast with the returning astronauts of Apollo 11 and President Richard Nixon. He also appeared with the American Light Opera Company.
He currently lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife and two sons.
Stilwell sang Billy Budd in the premiere of Britten's
On DVD, Stilwell can be seen in Götz Friedrich's film of Falstaff (with Karan Armstrong and Gabriel Bacquier, conducted by Sir Georg Solti, 1979), La bohème from the Met (with Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto, and José Carreras, in Franco Zeffirelli's production, 1982), and Robert Wilson's production of Madama Butterfly (2003).
Although continuing to appear at major opera houses throughout the United States and Europe, Stilwell instructs voice at the
See also
- Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Herbert von Karajan recording)
- Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Raymond Leppard recording)
Sources
- Myers, Eric, Reunion: Richard Stilwell,Opera News, June 2006, vol 70, no. 12
- Biography on Columbia Artists Management
External links
- Interview with Richard Stilwell by Bruce Duffie, October 10, 1980
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