Norman Foster (bass)

For other people named Norman Foster, see Norman Foster (disambiguation).

Norman Foster
Born	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse	Sibylle Nabel-Foster

Norman Foster (born Boston, Massachusetts)^[1] 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)^[2]
• Espionage: A Free Agent (1964)
• Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1966)

Notes and references

1. ^ Reed, Peter Hugh (ed.), "Mahler: Kindertotenlieder" (review), American Record Guide, Volumes 22-23, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, 1956. p. 75
2. ^ Lazar, David, Michael Powell: Interviews Conversations with Filmmakers Series, University Press of Mississippi, 2003, p. li. ISBN 1578064988,

External links

• Norman Foster at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography at Bach-cantatas.com
• Merry Wives of Windsor review in the New York Times

Persondata
Name	Foster, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date of death
Place of death