Ian Wallace (singer) Again in Scotland, he appeared at Ledlanet Nights in his one-man shows and other performances including Colas in Mozart's early singspiel "Bastien und Bastienne"; Schlendrian in Bach's "Coffee Cantata"; and Mr Somers in "Gentleman's Island" by Joseph Horovitz. Also in the 1960s, he sang the main Donizetti buffo roles, "Don Pasquale" (Welsh National Opera, 1967) and Dulcamara in "L'elisir d'amore" (Glyndebourne Touring Opera, 1968). A late addition to his repertoire was Polyphemus in Handel's "Acis and Galatea" in 1977. Though not a fluent sight-reader of unfamiliar music, Wallace took on out-of-the way operatic roles including Konchak in "Prince Igor", Wagner
L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe (English: "The Hoopoe and the Triumph of Filial Love") is an opera by Hans Werner Henze with a German libretto by the composer, inspired by Arab and Persian legends. This is Henze's 15th, and self-stated final, opera, and the first where he has written his own libretto. The opera was first performed at the Salzburg Festival on 12 August 2003 in a co-production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Teatro Real, Madrid, staged by Dieter Dorn, set by Jürgen Rose. For the premiere, the originally scheduled conductor