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'''John Joseph Elwes''' (original name '''John Hahessy''') (born 20 October 1946), is an English [[tenor]] [[singing|singer]].
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John Elwes was born in Lewisham, London. He was Head Chorister in the extremely famous choir of Westminster Cathedral, London. Whilst there, his musical and vocal education were furthered by the eminent harpsichordist George Malcolm, the Director of Music. Under his birth name of John Hahessy ( his father was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Waterford, Ireland ) he had considerable success as a boy soprano, in particular with BBC broadcasts, recordings with Decca Recording Company and concerts with such conductors as the composer Benjamin Britten. He made the very first recording of Benjamin Britten's Canticle, Abraham and Isaac, singing the role of Isaac, accompanied by the composer himself. Britten later dedicated to John, and recorded with him, his Corpus Christi Carol. John went on to study at the Royal College of Music and on completing his studies made his concert debut in the 1968 Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.


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Born in Lewisham, London he was Head Chorister in the choir of [[Westminster Cathedral]], London. His musical and vocal education were furthered by the eminent harpsichordist [[George Malcolm (musician)|George Malcolm]], the then Director of Music. Under the name of John Hahessy ( his father was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Waterford, Ireland ) he had considerable success as a boy soprano - from BBC broadcasts and recordings with Decca to concerts with such conductors as [[Benjamin Britten]]. He made the 1st recording of Benjamin Britten's Canticle "[[Five Canticles|Abraham and Isaac]]", singing the role of Isaac, accompanied by the composer. Britten later dedicated his "[[Corpus Christi Carol]]" to him. He went on to study at the [[Royal College of Music]], and made his stage debut as a tenor in 1968 at The Proms.
John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive, encompassing many centuries of music from Claudio Monteverdi through to Benjamin Britten. He has performed and performs with many of the leading conductors of Baroque, Classical and Contemporary music. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, such as Dowland's First Book of Ayres, Monteverdi's Vespers and his opera Poppea, Vivaldi's opera L'Incoronazione di Dario ( with L'Ensemble Baroque de Nice ), Bach's B minor Mass and St. Mathew Passion ( Gustav Leonhardt ), Handel's Messiah ( Masaaki Suzuki ), Ramaeau's opera Pymalion ( Leonhardt ),Purcell's The Tempest ( Eliot Gardiner ), Schubert's song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, Théodore Gouvy Mêlodies, Britten's Serenade and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008.

John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive ranging from [[Monteverdi]], Charpentier, [[Rameau]], [[Bach]] and [[Handel]] to [[Mozart]], [[Schubert]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Mahler]] and Britten. He regularly performs with the leading conductors of baroque, classical and contemporary music. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, including [[John Dowland|Dowland]]'s ''First Book of Ayres'', Schubert's song cycles ''Die Schöne Müllerin'' and ''Winterreise'', [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]]'s ''The Tempest'', Bach's ''[[St Matthew Passion (Bach)|St Matthew Passion]]'' and ''[[Mass in B minor]]'', Handel's ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'' and Mahler's ''[[Das Lied von der Erde]]'', for which he was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2008.

==Selected recordings==

* [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]]: "Vêpres Solennelles" H.540, H.190, H.50, H.149, H.52, H.150, H.51, H.161, H.191, H.65, H.77, John Elwes, Ian Honeyman, tenors, [[Agnès Mellon]], Brigitte Bellamy, sopranos, [[Dominique Visse]], Jean Nirouet, countertenors, [[Philippe Cantor]], Jacques Bona, baritones, Choeur régional- Nord Pas de Calais, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, [[Odile Bailleux]], organ, conducted by [[Jean-Claude Malgoire]] (2 CD CBS Sony 1987)


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Latest revision as of 06:42, 15 April 2024

John Joseph Elwes (original name John Hahessy) (born 20 October 1946), is an English tenor singer.

Born in Lewisham, London he was Head Chorister in the choir of Westminster Cathedral, London. His musical and vocal education were furthered by the eminent harpsichordist George Malcolm, the then Director of Music. Under the name of John Hahessy ( his father was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Waterford, Ireland ) he had considerable success as a boy soprano - from BBC broadcasts and recordings with Decca to concerts with such conductors as Benjamin Britten. He made the 1st recording of Benjamin Britten's Canticle "Abraham and Isaac", singing the role of Isaac, accompanied by the composer. Britten later dedicated his "Corpus Christi Carol" to him. He went on to study at the Royal College of Music, and made his stage debut as a tenor in 1968 at The Proms.

John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive ranging from Monteverdi, Charpentier, Rameau, Bach and Handel to Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mahler and Britten. He regularly performs with the leading conductors of baroque, classical and contemporary music. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, including Dowland's First Book of Ayres, Schubert's song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, Purcell's The Tempest, Bach's St Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor, Handel's Messiah and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008.

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