Heather Harper

Heather Mary Harper (8 May 1930 – 22 April 2019) was a Northern Irish operatic soprano. She was active internationally in both opera and concert. She performed roles such as Helena in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House, Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bayreuth Festival, and the Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera. She became known internationally when she stepped in for the world premiere of Britten's War Requiem in 1962, and remained associated with the composer's work, but also sang other premieres.

Holst: Beni Mora, Op. 29 No. 1 & Choral Symphony, Op. 41 (Live) - 2025-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Holst: Beni Mora, Op. 29 No. 1 & Choral Symphony, Op. 41 (Live) - 2025-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Eileen McLoughlin / Heather Harper / St. Anthony Singers / Kalmar Orchestra / Pierre Colombo play: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243 - 2015-01-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Purcell: Anthems and Church Music (Recorded Under the Auspices of the British Council) [Remastered] - 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Busoni: Doktor Faust - 2011-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Handel: Judas Maccabeus (Complete Oratorio) - 2007-08-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Britten: Serenade, Nocturne & Les Illuminations - 2006-03-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Iolanthe - 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Pirates Of Penzance - 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem & Ballad of Heroes - 1991-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem & Ballad of Heroes - 1991-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss, R: Four Last Songs - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Harty: The Children Of Lir & Ode to a Nightingale - 1985-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Harty: The Children Of Lir & Ode to a Nightingale - 1985-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Elgar: Enigma Variations & Introduction and Allegro - Britten: Our Hunting Fathers - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

In Ireland - 1983-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Harty: Complete Orchestral Works - 1983-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Britten: The Turn Of The Screw - 1982-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tippett: King Priam - 1981-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tippett: King Priam - 1981-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Britten: Peter Grimes - 1978-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Anton Webern: Complete Works: Op. 1 - Op. 31 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 - 1975-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mahler 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" - 1972-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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