The White stuff

Six of the singer’s best recordings Gershwin Porgy & Bess

With Cynthia Haymon, Bruce Hubbard et al; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra/simon Rattle Warner 476 8362

In this now legendary Glyndebourne production, White is in magnificent form and inhabits the role with an unmatched charisma. The Paul Robeson Legacy

With Neal Thornton (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), Richard Bolton (guitar) Linn AKD218 White brings a palpable intensity performing songs associated with his great predecessor and civil rights activist, Paul Robeson.

Bartók Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

With Elena Zhidkova; Lso/valery Gergiev

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White’s noble and deeply considered performance as the

Duke was described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘magnificent’.

Wagner Die Walküre

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/simon Rattle

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Willard White’s performance as Wotan really needs to be seen on screen to be fully appreciated, and is well complemented by Eva Johansson’s Brünnhilde. Britten Gloriana

With Josephine Barstow, Bryn Terfel; WNO Chorus & Orchestra/mackerras Decca 440 2132 In a superb cast, cannily mixing opera legends with then-rising young talents, White brings his charisma to the role of the ballad-singer.

Mozart Die Zauberflöte

With Natalie Dessay, Steven Cole, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Rosa Mannion; Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus/christie Erato 0630127052 White joins a star cast in this acclaimed recording from 2017. William Christie’s period treatment brings the music to vivid life.