Patricia Bardon - Ombra mai fu from Xerxes (CSOTW, 20th July 1983)

Patricia Bardon performing "Ombra mai fu" from Handel's Xerxes (HWV 40) during the third preliminary round of the 1983 Cardiff Singer Of The World competition, which secured her a place in the final. The Irish mezzo-soprano is in high demand for repertoire ranging from the Baroque through to Rossini and Wagner. Her distinguished career has brought her to opera houses of the highest calibre, including among others The Met, Opera national de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Welsh National Opera and ENO. Patricia also has extensive concert experience and has performed with many of the world’s leading Orchestras including The New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia and BBC Philharmonic. Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, conducted by Richard Armstrong Subscribe to the channel here to stay up to date with new releases https://bit.ly/SubscribeToCardiffSinger (p) 2022 BBC. The copyright in the recording is owned by the BBC. The BBC word mark and logo are trade-marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and used under licence. BBC Logo © BBC 2007 #CardiffSingerOfTheWorld #CardiffSinger #CSOTW #BBCWales #PatriciaBardon #classicalmusic #opera #operasinger #Xerxes #mezzosoprano #Handel #Händel #RichardArmstrong #OrchestraOfWelshNationalOpera