Biography: R. Askew, Reed K. Holmes, Reginald Dixon, Reinhard Keiser, Reinhold Moritsevich Glier, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, René Gruss, Renée Fleming, Renzo Cesana,

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R Askew was Renaissance composer There is little known of him or his works He is also referred to as R Askue and the extant works attributed to him inlcude pieces for lute such as a jigg, a work for a cittern as well as “Robin hoode”

Reed K. Holmes Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reed Holmes was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1952 and studied at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville His principal teachers there were Allen Johnson, Kenneth Jacobs and David Van Vactor

Reginald Dixon Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of England’s best loved multitaskers, Reginald Dixon made his mark with inhuman feats of musical dexterity on some of the most massive and complicated pipe organs in the world

Reinhard Keiser Biography, Photos, Pictures

Keiser composed over eighty stage works the majority of which include serious German texts and extensive subjects containing metaphorical as well as comic elements Keiser was a skillful craftsman particularly in the venue of characterization and dramatic development

Reinhold Moritsevich Glier Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Russian composer in many forms including orchestral, chamber, and opera; known for The Russian Sailor’s Dance ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Renata Scotto Biography, Photos, Pictures

Known for her dramatic singing style, Renata Scotta excels in the Italian repertoire, including Bellini’s Lorma and Puccini’s Madame Butterfly She has performed in more than 45 operas all over the world and has worked with such singers as Renata Tebaldi and Mario Del Monaco

Renata Tebaldi Biography, Photos, Pictures

Renata Tebaldi was one of the dominant lyrico-spinto sopranos of the 1950s and 1960s, with a large, powerful voice that, despite a severely flawed top, was described by many of her admirers as one of the most beautiful of the 20th century

Classical composer René Gruss was born in Wellington, New Zealand Proficient on both piano and violin, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, following up with composition studies at Wellington University in New Zealand

Renée Fleming Biography, Photos, Pictures

Soprano Renée Fleming was born February 14, 1959 in Indiana, PA and raised in Rochester, NY; while at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, she studied voice under Patricia Misslin, and after completing her graduate studies at Rochester’s Eastman School of Music she attended the Juilliard School’s American Opera Center from 1983 to 1987 under the tutelage of Beverly Johnson

Renzo Cesana Biography, Photos, Pictures

Airing during the early ’50s, The Continental was an afternoon television show aimed at bored, love-starved housewives The show starred Renzo Cesana, who would read poetry to his viewers while sipping on a glass of wine

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