Jennifer Vyvyan

Classical

Top Songs By Jennifer Vyvyan

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt] [Excerpt from 4th Movement] by London Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Petrak, Shirley Verrett, Donaldson Bell, Jennifer Vyvyan & Josef Krips, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt] [Excerpt from 4th Movement]London Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Petrak, Shirley Verrett, Donaldson Bell, Jennifer Vyvyan & Josef Krips

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode to Joy) by London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips & BBC Symphony Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode to Joy)London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips & BBC Symphony Chorus

Listen to Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, un Poco Maestoso by London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips, Leslie Woodgate & BBC Symphony Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, un Poco MaestosoLondon Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips, Leslie Woodgate & BBC Symphony Chorus

Listen to Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto e Cantabile by London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips, Leslie Woodgate & BBC Symphony Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto e CantabileLondon Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips, Leslie Woodgate & BBC Symphony Chorus

Listen to Messiah: Part III - The Aftermath by Sir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: Part III - The AftermathSir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Messiah: Part II - The Passion by Sir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: Part II - The PassionSir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Messiah: Part I - The Annunciation by Sir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: Part I - The AnnunciationSir Adrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Messiah: Overture by Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: OvertureSir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi

Listen to Messiah: "The people that walked in darkness" by Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: "The people that walked in darkness"Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi

Listen to Messiah: "But who may abide" by Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah: "But who may abide"Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi

More albums from Jennifer Vyvyan

Listen to Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And Arias by Anthony Lewis, Benjamin Britten, Philomusica of London, Jennifer Vyvyan, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Sir Peter Pears, Mary Wells, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, Norma Burrowes, Alfreda Hodgson, Martin Gatt, Peter Graeme, Sir Philip Ledger, Kenneth Heath, William Herbert, Hervey Alan & Dennis Egan

ALBUMPurcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And AriasAnthony Lewis, Benjamin Britten, Philomusica of London, Jennifer Vyvyan, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Sir Peter Pears, Mary Wells, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, Norma Burrowes, Alfreda Hodgson, Martin Gatt, Peter Graeme, Sir Philip Ledger, Kenneth Heath, William Herbert, Hervey Alan & Dennis Egan

Listen to Mozart and Haydn Recital by Jennifer Vyvyan, Haydn Orchestra & Harry Newstone

ALBUMMozart and Haydn RecitalJennifer Vyvyan, Haydn Orchestra & Harry Newstone

Listen to Scarlatti: Two Duet Cantatas by Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Thurston Dart & Desmond Dupré

ALBUMScarlatti: Two Duet CantatasJennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Thurston Dart & Desmond Dupré

Listen to Händel: Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56, Vol. 3 by Jennifer Vyvyan, Sir Thomas Beecham, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi

ALBUMHändel: Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56, Vol. 3Jennifer Vyvyan, Sir Thomas Beecham, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi

Listen to Handel: Messiah by Jennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

ALBUMHandel: MessiahJennifer Vyvyan, George Maran, Norma Proctor, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

Listen to Britten: The Little Sweep; Gemini Variations; Children's Crusade by Benjamin Britten, Choir Of Alleyn's School, English Opera Group Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Russell Burgess, Jennifer Vyvyan, April Cantelo, Marilyn Baker, Gabreille Soskin & David Hemmings

ALBUMBritten: The Little Sweep; Gemini Variations; Children's CrusadeBenjamin Britten, Choir Of Alleyn's School, English Opera Group Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Russell Burgess, Jennifer Vyvyan, April Cantelo, Marilyn Baker, Gabreille Soskin & David Hemmings

Listen to Purcell: The Fairy Queen by Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Peter Boggis, John Whitworth, Trevor Anthony & Anthony Lewis

ALBUMPurcell: The Fairy QueenJennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Peter Boggis, John Whitworth, Trevor Anthony & Anthony Lewis

Listen to Handel: Semele by Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra, Helen Watts, William Herbert & Anna Pollak

ALBUMHandel: SemeleJennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra, Helen Watts, William Herbert & Anna Pollak

Listen to J.C. Bach: Canzonets (‘Mr Bach at Vauxhall Gardens’) / Scarlatti: Cantatas (c.33’) by Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison & Thurston Dart

ALBUMJ.C. Bach: Canzonets (‘Mr Bach at Vauxhall Gardens’) / Scarlatti: Cantatas (c.33’)Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison & Thurston Dart

Listen to Britten: The Turn of the Screw by Sir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, English Opera Group, Jennifer Vyvyan & Joan Cross

ALBUMBritten: The Turn of the ScrewSir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, English Opera Group, Jennifer Vyvyan & Joan Cross

About Jennifer Vyvyan

Hometown

Broadstairs, England, UK

Born

1925

Genre

Classical

At three years old, Jennifer Vyvyan won a ball for singing in a local talent competition. Twenty-three years later, she became the first British singer to win the prestigious Concours de Genève and a far more significant prize: a career as an operatic soprano. Born in 1925 in Broadstairs, Kent, Vyvyan came of age in a postwar England dominated by Benjamin Britten. She began her career in the Glyndebourne Chorus, but it was her close association with the composer’s music and his English Opera Group that helped cement her reputation. Roles including Lady Rich (Gloriana), Governess (The Turn of the Screw), and Tytania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) were created for her, and she also collaborated with William Walton and Arthur Bliss. But Vyvyan’s repertoire extended well beyond contemporary opera. Her clean, clear soprano contributed to a revival of works from the Baroque era by Handel and Purcell, and she was also in demand as an oratorio soloist. Vyvyan worked at the highest level, internationally, singing for the conductors Leonard Bernstein and Carlo Maria Giulini among many others. Her early death at just 49 cut her short in her prime.