Remembering Benjamin Luxon (1937-2024)

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One of the greatest baritones ever. Ben Luxon has left us at 87. He was a delightful performer and personality for whom I was lucky enough to know and work with.

*Corrections
1) Ben in fact worked with Bill Crofut many times before he retired from the operatic stage and moved to Sandisfield, Ma.

2) I mispronounced the name of Ben's pianist. David WILLISON.


If you'd like to see some of the gems of Ben's career, check out the links below. R.I.P. Benjamin Luxon.

Holst/Rossetti: In the Bleak Mid Winter
   • Benjamin Luxon sings "In the Bleak Midwinter"  

Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
with Bernard Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
(Part 1)    • Benjamin Luxon: Part 1, Lieder eines fahre...  
(Part 2)    • Benjamin Luxon: Part 2, Lieder eines fahre...  

'Rule Brittania' Proms 1982
   • Benjamin Luxon sings  "Rule Britannia"  - ...  

Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
with David Willison (Piano)
   • Songs of Travel: I. The Vagabond  

Butterworth: Six Songs from a Shropshire Lad
with David Willison, piano
   • Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: I. Loveli...  

"The Sussex Carol"
with Bill Crofut
   • Benjamin Luxon & Bill Crofut: "The Sussex ...  

Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave (excerpt)
   • Benjamin Luxon as "Owen Wingrave"  

Interview (2009)
   • Benjamin Luxon interview on his career  

00:00 Intro (Disagreements with Dave)
01:20 About Benjamin Luxon
06:48 Check out the links!
07:06 Outro