Christiane Eda-Pierre "The Magic Flute", and at the Palais Garnier in 1960, as "Lucia di Lammermoor". She sang there the standard lyric coloratura roles of the French and Italian repertories. She also won great acclaim in Mozart roles, especially Konstanze in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", as well as the Countess in "Le nozze di Figaro", Donna Anna and Elvira in "Don Giovanni", The Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute". Eda-Pierre was much appreciated in French baroque opera, particularly the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, including "Les Indes galantes", "Zoroastre", "Les Boréades" (taking part in the first modern performance in September
Michael Langdon to his teacher's amazement. He excelled at the less academic school he attended. He disliked school and was pleased to leave. He sang in "The Midsummer Marriage", "Gloriana", "The Olympians", "Billy Budd", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Don Carlos", "Arabella", "Der Rosenkavalier", "Don Pasquale" and "The Abduction from the Seraglio", among others. He was principal bass at the Royal Opera House from 1951 and sang in most of the great opera houses of the world, most often in the role of Baron Ochs in "Der Rosenkavalier" during the 1960s and 1970s. His voice has been described as 'basso profundo'. He could