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'''Donald George''' is an American operatic tenor. He is currently an Associate Professor of Voice at [[State University of New York at Potsdam|State University of New York, Potsdam]]'s [[Crane School of Music]].<ref>[http://directory.potsdam.edu/?function=user=georged SUNY Potsdam Donald George].</ref> His career spans the major opera houses and concert halls of Europe and he is known for a beautiful lyric tenor voice, musical sensitivity and intelligence and exceptional acting abilities.
'''Donald George''' is an American operatic tenor. He is a Professor of Voice at [[State University of New York at Potsdam|State University of New York, Potsdam]]'s [[Crane School of Music]].<ref>[http://directory.potsdam.edu/?function=user=georged SUNY Potsdam Donald George].</ref> He has performed in major opera houses and concert halls of Europe.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==


George was born in Pittsburg, California near San Francisco, and he grew up in Franklinton, Louisiana on the North Shore of New Orleans. With voice scholarships, he studied at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana where he received his Bachelor's degree studying with Ralph Roberts and then attended Louisiana State University for his Master’s degree, where he studied with Metropolitan Opera tenor Paul Knowles. In Europe, he also studied with Margarethe von Winterfeldt the teacher of the famous German tenor [[Fritz Wunderlich]]. In addition he worked with Kammersänger Josef Metternich and also with the American John Lester.
George was born in [[Pittsburg, California]], and he grew up in [[Franklinton, Louisiana]], near [[New Orleans]]. With voice scholarships, he obtained a bachelor's degree from [[Southeastern Louisiana University]] in [[Hammond, Louisiana]], while studying with Ralph Roberts and a master's degree from [[Louisiana State University]], where he studied with Paul Knowles. In Europe, he also studied with [[Margarethe von Winterfeldt]] the teacher of German tenor [[Fritz Wunderlich]]. He also worked with [[Kammersänger]] [[Josef Metternich]] and also with John Lester.


Donald George made his debut in Munich at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz as Belmonte in Mozart’s ''Entführung'' and at the Komische Oper Berlin as Tamino in Mozart’s ''Magic Flute'' in the production of the stage director Harry Kupfer, as Candide at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Alfredo in ''La Traviata'' at the Oper Unter den Linden Berlin. He went on to sing at most of the well-known houses of Italy (La Scala di Milano, San Carlo di Napoli, Tatro Regio di Torino, etc), France (Théatre de la Bastille, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse, etc), Netherlands (Nederlandse Opera, Opera Enschede, De Nationale Reisopera, Maastricht, Opera Zuid. etc), Austria (Salzburg Festival, Bregenz Festival, Wiener Staatsoper, Volksoper, Theater an der Wien etc), Spain (Teatro Real, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona etc), Israel ( New Israel Opera), and Brazil (Teatro Colón). In addition Donald George has sung with many of the famous orchestras and conductors of the world including the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], [[Vienna Philharmonic]], L’Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Rai Italy, Radio France, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Czech Philharmonic or London Symphony Orchestra with Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Jurowski, Christoph von Dohnányi, Sir Colin Davis, Lord Yehudi Menuhin and others.
George made his debut in [[Munich]] at the [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]] as Belmonte in Mozart's ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'' and at the [[Komische Oper Berlin]] as Tamino in Mozart's ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' in the production by [[Harry Kupfer]], as [[Candide (operetta)|Candide]] in a production of [[John Dew (director)|John Dew]] under the baton of [[James Allen Gähres]] at the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]] and Alfredo in ''[[La traviata]]'' at the [[Berlin State Opera|Staatsoper Unter den Linden]] Berlin. He sang at several Italian houses including [[La Scala]], [[Teatro San Carlo]] in Naples and the [[Teatro Regio (Turin)|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]]; France ([[Opéra Bastille]], [[Théâtre du Châtelet]], [[Théâtre du Capitole]], [[Toulouse]]); and in the Netherlands at the [[De Nederlandse Opera]], Opera Enschede, De Nationale Reisopera, Maastricht, and the Opera Zuid. In Austria he performed at the [[Salzburg Festival]], [[Bregenz Festival]], [[Vienna State Opera]], [[Vienna Volksoper|Volksoper]], and [[Theater an der Wien]]. In Spain he sang at the [[Teatro Real]], [[Auditorio Nacional de Música]], and [[Liceu|Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in [[Barcelona]]; in Israel at the New Israel Opera; and in Argentina at the [[Teatro Colón]]. George has also sung with orchestras such as the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], [[Vienna Philharmonic]], l'Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della [[RAI|Rai]], Italy, [[Radio France]], Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Czech Philharmonic, and [[London Symphony Orchestra]] with [[Zubin Mehta]], [[Kurt Masur]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Vladimir Jurowski]], [[Christoph von Dohnányi]], Sir [[Colin Davis]], Lord [[Yehudi Menuhin]] and others.


Throughout his career, Donald George has been known for his Mozart roles, and such roles as Candide, the Prince in ''Love For Three Oranges'', Rudolfo in La Bohème and the Duke in ''[[Rigoletto]]'' as well as soloist in Bach’s Passions and Cantatas with Helmuth Rilling, and in ''Elijah'', ''St. Paul'' and ''Carmina Burana''. ''Metropolitan Opera News'' described his "pleasing tenor sound, inflected with an admirable musical sensitivity"<ref>OPERA NEWS, September 2001 The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.{{By whom}}
In addition to [[Mozart]] roles, and such roles as Candide, the Prince in ''[[The Love for Three Oranges]]'', Rodolfo in ''[[La bohème]]'' and the Duke in ''[[Rigoletto]]'', George has sung as the tenor soloist in [[Bach]]'s Passions and Cantatas with [[Helmuth Rilling]], and in [[oratorio]]—''[[Elijah (oratorio)|Elijah]]'', ''[[St. Paul (oratorio)|St. Paul]]'' and ''[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]''. His voice has been credited with being a "pleasing tenor sound, inflected with an admirable musical sensitivity"<ref>''[[Opera News]]'', September 2001 The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.{{By whom|date=November 2010}}
</ref> and Der Tagesspiegel said of his ''Love For Three Oranges'': "…a wonderfully funny and sad prince" "Donald George suffers equally heartbreaking as the melancholy prince as he does as the prince in love...an ideal casting." "…he delighted the audience".<ref>Der Tagesspiegel Berlin June 15, 1998 {{By whom}}</ref> In Candide, the Münchner Mercur said "Donald George was brilliant as Candide. - His Lament is one of the highlights of the performance"<ref>IMünchner Merkur by Markus Thiel{{Nonspecific}}
</ref> and his portrayal in ''Love For Three Oranges'' as "…a wonderfully funny and sad prince" "Donald George suffers equally heartbreaking as the melancholy prince as he does as the prince in love...and an ideal casting.<ref>''[[Der Tagesspiegel]]'' Berlin June 15, 1998 {{By whom|date=November 2010}}</ref> His performance in ''Candide'', was described as 'brilliant'.<ref>Münchner Merkur by Markus Thiel{{Nonspecific|date=November 2010}}
</ref> and Opera International, said in a review of the premier recording of Rossini’s ''Aureliano in Palmira'' "Donald George qui confère à Aureliano une autorité..., et une virtuosité".<ref>Opera International (France) April 1998.{{By whom}}</ref>
</ref> and ''Opera International'', said in a review of the premier recording of Rossini’s ''[[Aureliano in Palmira]]'' "Donald George qui confère à Aureliano une autorité..., et une virtuosité".<ref>Opera International (France) April 1998.{{By whom|date=November 2010}}</ref>


Since entering the academic world, Donald George has formed with Lucy Mauro the ensemble DuoDrama and performed, given master classes and workshops, and published extensively. George and Mauro have performed concerts and given master classes in Italy, Austria, Germany and throughout the US. They have also been invited to present lectures and recitals for various conferences and institutions such as the Music Teachers National Conferences in Denver in 2008 and in Atlanta 2009, at the Opening of the West Virginia Music Teachers Conference where they shared the opening with Leon Fleisher and the College Music Society’s Regional Conference in Kansas City and the National Conference in Portland, Oregon. Articles written by George and Mauro include those appearing in ''American Music Teacher'' (on the nineteenth-century German Melodram), for'' Die Tonkunst'' (“The Historical Melodram”) and a review of the book Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music by Glenn Kurtz for ''American Music Teacher''.
As an academic, George has formed with Lucy Mauro the ensemble DuoDrama and performed, given master classes and workshops, and published extensively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Articles written by George and Mauro include those appearing in ''American Music Teacher'' (on the nineteenth-century German Melodram), for'' Die Tonkunst'' (“The Historical Melodram”) and a review of the book Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music by [[Glenn Kurtz]] for ''American Music Teacher''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}. He is the author (with co-author Lucy Mauro) of the Oxford University Press book "Master Singers: Advice from the Stage" which interviews famous opera stars of today such as: Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann, Thomas Hampson, Stephanie Blythe, Joseph Calleja, Christine Goerke and others.
Donald George’s honors include being made a Colonel by Governor Buddy Roemer in 1990 for his service to Louisiana. He is an honorary citizen of Varna, Bulgaria and Bath, England and was appointed as an Honoured Professor at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Shenyang, China in 2007. He was also inducted into the Southeastern Louisiana University Hall of Fame in 2001 and received the key to his hometown in 2000. He has also been named the 2010 Alumnus of the Year by Southeastern Louisiana University.{{fact}}


Donald George’s honors include being made a colonel by Governor [[Buddy Roemer]] in 1990 for his service to Louisiana. He is an honorary citizen of [[Varna, Bulgaria]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], England and was appointed as an Honoured Professor at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in [[Shenyang]], China in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} He was also inducted into the Southeastern Louisiana University Hall of Fame in 2001 and received the key to his hometown in 2000. He has also been named the 2010 Alumnus of the Year by Southeastern Louisiana University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southeastern.edu/news_media/news_releases/2010/oct/alumnus_of_year.html|title=News Release|website=www.southeastern.edu}}</ref> and received the SUNY Potsdam's President’s Award for Creativity and the Award from the Center for Student Research for Mentoring in 2014.
== Recordings ==
*[[Beethoven]]: ''[[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 9]]'' – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Cantores Oratorio Choir Bruges, Gauci, Van Deyck, George Rosca, Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International DICD 920151
*[[Peter Benoit|Benoit, Peter]]: ''Hoogmis'' (''High Mass'') – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Brussels, Koniklijke Chorale Caecilia - Dubois, Donald George (tenor), Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International CICD 920178


He resides in Germany on [[Lake Starnberg]] outside of Munich and in the US.
Laporte, André '''Das Schloß'''
George, Waag, Rosca, Lootens, Rawlins
BRTN Philarmonic Orchestra Brussels
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Koch Discover International DICD 920375-6


== Recordings ==
Mach, Konstantin '''MARIA HIMMELFAHRT''', Op. 21
* [[Lang, Margaret Ruthven]]: Love is Everywhere: Songs Volume I, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
Baumann, Kessler, Donald George, Hillebrand
* [[Lang, Margaret Ruthven]]: New Love Must Rise: Songs Volume II, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
Chor und Orchester des Philharmonischen Orchesters Regensburg
* [[Kralik Mathilde von]]: Komm Mit Mir-Come With Me: Songs, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
Eberhard Kraus, conductor
* [[Weigl, Joseph]]: Songs and Arias: Lieder und Arien, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
Co-Production Bavarian Radio and Calig-Verlag Munich
* [[Beethoven]]: ''[[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 9]]'' – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Cantores Oratorio Choir Bruges, Gauci, Van Deyck, George Rosca, Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International DICD 920151

* [[Peter Benoit|Benoit, Peter]]: ''Hoogmis'' (''High Mass'') – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Brussels, Koniklijke Chorale Caecilia - Dubois, Donald George (tenor), Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International CICD 920178
Mendelssohn, '''ELIAS'''
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
* [[Laporte, André]]: ''Das Schloß''- BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels
George, Waag, Rosca, Lootens, Rawlins, Alexander Rahbari, (conductor. Label: Koch Discover International DICD 920375-6
MDR Choir Leipzig
* [[Mach, Konstantin]]: [[''Maria Himmelfahrt'', Op. 21]] -Chor und Orchester des Philharmonischen Orchesters Regensburg, Baumann, Kessler, Donald George, Hillebrand, Eberhard Kraus, (conductor) Co-Production Bavarian Radio and Calig-Verlag Munich
Miles, Donath, van Ness, Donald George
* [[Mendelssohn]]: ''Elias''(Elijah)-Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.MDR Choir Leipzig, Kurt Masur, conductor
Kurt Masur, conductor
Teldec Classics International 9031-73131-2
Miles, Donath, van Ness, Donald George, Teldec Classics International 9031-73131-2
* [[Mozart]]: ''La Finita Giardiniera'', Festival Radio France Montpellier, Friedemann Leyer, conductor, Donald George, Moser, McCarthy, Piland

* [[Carl Orff|Orff]]: ''Carmina Burana'', MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, Daniel Nazareth, conductor, Donald George, Mohr, Korondi
Mozart '''LA FINITA GIARDINIERA'''
(also in video with drefa Atelier GmbH)
George, Moser, McCarthy, Piland
* [[Puccini]]: ''Manon Lescaut'', BRT Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Alexander Rahbari, conductor, Gauci, Kaludov, Sardiniero, Rosca, Donald George Naxos 8-660019
Festival Radio France Montpellier
* [[Rossini]]: ''Aureliano In Palmira'', I Virtuosi di Praga, Francesco Corti, conductor, Donald George, Manzotti, Korovine, Canis, Bongiovanni Records Bologna
Friedemann Leyer, conductor
* [[Rossini]]: ''Le Nozze Di Teti E Di Peleo'' (first recording)Czech Chamber Choir, I Virtuosi di Praga, Marc Andrea, conductor, Donald George, Korovina, Lopera, Malta, Schaefer, Hänssler Classic Collector CD-No. 91.111

* [[Saint-Saëns]]: ''Samson & Dalila'',Munich Radio Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, conductor, Baltsa, Carreras, Malmberg, George, Phillips Classics
Orff '''CARMINA BURANA'''
* [[Schubert]]: ''Die Schöne Müllerin''Donald George, tenor, Jan Vermeulen, pianoforte (Hamerflügel), Phaedra Classics 292 002
Donald George, Mohr, Korondi
* [[Strauss]] ''Salome'', Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta, conductor, Marton, Zednik, Weikl, Fassbaender, Lewis, O'Neal, Maus, Donald George, Beyer, von Halem, Sony Classics s2K 46717
MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig
* [[Verdi]]: ''Alzira'' Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli, conductor, Rotering, Bruson, Cotrubas, Araiza,
Daniel Nazareth, conductor
Bonilla, Donald George, Lis, Orfeo S 057832 H
(also in video)
* [[Verdi]]: ''Requiem'', Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra & Slovak Philharonic Choir, Alexander Rahbari, conductor, Gauci, Alperyn, Donald George, Mikulas, Discover International DICD 920105-6

* [[Weill, Kurt]]: ''Seven Deadly Sins'', Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor, Silja, Donald George, Vogel, Gottschick, Kapellmann, Cleveland Orchestra 75th Anniversary CD Edition
Puccini '''MANON LESCAUT'''
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels
Gauci, Kaludov, Sardiniero, Rosca, Donald George
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Naxos 8-660019

Rossini '''AURELIANO IN PALMIRA'''
George, Manzotti, Korovine, Canis
I Virtuosi di Praga
Francesco Corti, conductor
Bongiovanni Records Bologna

Rossini '''LE NOZZE DI TETI E DI PELEO''' (first recording)
George, Korovina, Lopera, Malta, Schaefer
Czech Chamber Choir
Virtuosi di Praga
Marc Andrea, conductor
Hänssler Classic Collector CD-No. 91.111

Saint-Saëns '''SAMSON & DALILA'''
Munich Radio Orchestra
Baltsa, Carreras, Malmberg, George
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Phillips Classics

Schubert '''DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN'''
Donald George, tenor
Jan Vermeulen, pianoforte (Hamerflügel)
Phaedra Classics 292 002

Strauss''' SALOME'''
Berliner Philharmoniker
Marton, Zednik, Weikl, Fassbaender, Lewis
O'Neal, Maus, Donald George, Beyer, von Halem
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Sony Classics s2K 46717

Verdi '''ALZIRA'''
Munich Radio Orchestra
Rotering, Bruson, Cotrubas, Araiza
Bonilla, Donald George, Lis
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Orfeo S 057832 H

Verdi '''REQUIEM'''
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovak Philharonic Choir
Gauci, Alperyn, Donald George, Mikulas
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Discover International DICD 920105-6

Weill, Kurt '''SEVEN DEADLY SINS'''
Cleveland Orchestra
Silja, Donald George, Vogel, Gottschick, Kapellmann
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra 75th Anniversary CD Edition


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.donaldgeorge.de
* [http://www.donaldgeorge.de Official website of Donald George]
*http://www.duodrama.net
* [http://www.duodrama.net Official website of Duodrama]

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For the vice-chancellor of the University of Newcastle, see Donald William George.

Donald George is an American operatic tenor. He is a Professor of Voice at State University of New York, Potsdam's Crane School of Music.[1] He has performed in major opera houses and concert halls of Europe.

Biography

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George was born in Pittsburg, California, and he grew up in Franklinton, Louisiana, near New Orleans. With voice scholarships, he obtained a bachelor's degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, while studying with Ralph Roberts and a master's degree from Louisiana State University, where he studied with Paul Knowles. In Europe, he also studied with Margarethe von Winterfeldt the teacher of German tenor Fritz Wunderlich. He also worked with Kammersänger Josef Metternich and also with John Lester.

George made his debut in Munich at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz as Belmonte in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail and at the Komische Oper Berlin as Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute in the production by Harry Kupfer, as Candide in a production of John Dew under the baton of James Allen Gähres at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Alfredo in La traviata at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin. He sang at several Italian houses including La Scala, Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Regio in Turin; France (Opéra Bastille, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse); and in the Netherlands at the De Nederlandse Opera, Opera Enschede, De Nationale Reisopera, Maastricht, and the Opera Zuid. In Austria he performed at the Salzburg Festival, Bregenz Festival, Vienna State Opera, Volksoper, and Theater an der Wien. In Spain he sang at the Teatro Real, Auditorio Nacional de Música, and Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona; in Israel at the New Israel Opera; and in Argentina at the Teatro Colón. George has also sung with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, l'Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Italy, Radio France, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Czech Philharmonic, and London Symphony Orchestra with Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Jurowski, Christoph von Dohnányi, Sir Colin Davis, Lord Yehudi Menuhin and others.

In addition to Mozart roles, and such roles as Candide, the Prince in The Love for Three Oranges, Rodolfo in La bohème and the Duke in Rigoletto, George has sung as the tenor soloist in Bach's Passions and Cantatas with Helmuth Rilling, and in oratorio—Elijah, St. Paul and Carmina Burana. His voice has been credited with being a "pleasing tenor sound, inflected with an admirable musical sensitivity"[2] and his portrayal in Love For Three Oranges as "…a wonderfully funny and sad prince" "Donald George suffers equally heartbreaking as the melancholy prince as he does as the prince in love...and an ideal casting.[3] His performance in Candide, was described as 'brilliant'.[4] and Opera International, said in a review of the premier recording of Rossini’s Aureliano in Palmira "Donald George qui confère à Aureliano une autorité..., et une virtuosité".[5]

As an academic, George has formed with Lucy Mauro the ensemble DuoDrama and performed, given master classes and workshops, and published extensively.[citation needed] Articles written by George and Mauro include those appearing in American Music Teacher (on the nineteenth-century German Melodram), for Die Tonkunst (“The Historical Melodram”) and a review of the book Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music by Glenn Kurtz for American Music Teacher.[citation needed]. He is the author (with co-author Lucy Mauro) of the Oxford University Press book "Master Singers: Advice from the Stage" which interviews famous opera stars of today such as: Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann, Thomas Hampson, Stephanie Blythe, Joseph Calleja, Christine Goerke and others.

Donald George’s honors include being made a colonel by Governor Buddy Roemer in 1990 for his service to Louisiana. He is an honorary citizen of Varna, Bulgaria and Bath, England and was appointed as an Honoured Professor at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Shenyang, China in 2007.[citation needed] He was also inducted into the Southeastern Louisiana University Hall of Fame in 2001 and received the key to his hometown in 2000. He has also been named the 2010 Alumnus of the Year by Southeastern Louisiana University.[6] and received the SUNY Potsdam's President’s Award for Creativity and the Award from the Center for Student Research for Mentoring in 2014.

He resides in Germany on Lake Starnberg outside of Munich and in the US.

Recordings

[edit]
  • Lang, Margaret Ruthven: Love is Everywhere: Songs Volume I, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
  • Lang, Margaret Ruthven: New Love Must Rise: Songs Volume II, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
  • Kralik Mathilde von: Komm Mit Mir-Come With Me: Songs, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
  • Weigl, Joseph: Songs and Arias: Lieder und Arien, Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano, Delos International
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Cantores Oratorio Choir Bruges, Gauci, Van Deyck, George Rosca, Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International DICD 920151
  • Benoit, Peter: Hoogmis (High Mass) – BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Brussels, Koniklijke Chorale Caecilia - Dubois, Donald George (tenor), Alexander Rahbari (conductor). Label: Discover International CICD 920178
  • Laporte, André: Das Schloß- BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels

George, Waag, Rosca, Lootens, Rawlins, Alexander Rahbari, (conductor. Label: Koch Discover International DICD 920375-6

  • Mach, Konstantin: ''Maria Himmelfahrt'', Op. 21 -Chor und Orchester des Philharmonischen Orchesters Regensburg, Baumann, Kessler, Donald George, Hillebrand, Eberhard Kraus, (conductor) Co-Production Bavarian Radio and Calig-Verlag Munich
  • Mendelssohn: Elias(Elijah)-Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.MDR Choir Leipzig, Kurt Masur, conductor

Miles, Donath, van Ness, Donald George, Teldec Classics International 9031-73131-2

  • Mozart: La Finita Giardiniera, Festival Radio France Montpellier, Friedemann Leyer, conductor, Donald George, Moser, McCarthy, Piland
  • Orff: Carmina Burana, MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, Daniel Nazareth, conductor, Donald George, Mohr, Korondi

(also in video with drefa Atelier GmbH)

  • Puccini: Manon Lescaut, BRT Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Alexander Rahbari, conductor, Gauci, Kaludov, Sardiniero, Rosca, Donald George Naxos 8-660019
  • Rossini: Aureliano In Palmira, I Virtuosi di Praga, Francesco Corti, conductor, Donald George, Manzotti, Korovine, Canis, Bongiovanni Records Bologna
  • Rossini: Le Nozze Di Teti E Di Peleo (first recording)Czech Chamber Choir, I Virtuosi di Praga, Marc Andrea, conductor, Donald George, Korovina, Lopera, Malta, Schaefer, Hänssler Classic Collector CD-No. 91.111
  • Saint-Saëns: Samson & Dalila,Munich Radio Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, conductor, Baltsa, Carreras, Malmberg, George, Phillips Classics
  • Schubert: Die Schöne MüllerinDonald George, tenor, Jan Vermeulen, pianoforte (Hamerflügel), Phaedra Classics 292 002
  • Strauss Salome, Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta, conductor, Marton, Zednik, Weikl, Fassbaender, Lewis, O'Neal, Maus, Donald George, Beyer, von Halem, Sony Classics s2K 46717
  • Verdi: Alzira Munich Radio Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli, conductor, Rotering, Bruson, Cotrubas, Araiza,

Bonilla, Donald George, Lis, Orfeo S 057832 H

  • Verdi: Requiem, Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra & Slovak Philharonic Choir, Alexander Rahbari, conductor, Gauci, Alperyn, Donald George, Mikulas, Discover International DICD 920105-6
  • Weill, Kurt: Seven Deadly Sins, Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor, Silja, Donald George, Vogel, Gottschick, Kapellmann, Cleveland Orchestra 75th Anniversary CD Edition

References

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  1. ^ SUNY Potsdam Donald George.
  2. ^ Opera News, September 2001 The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.[by whom?]
  3. ^ Der Tagesspiegel Berlin June 15, 1998 [by whom?]
  4. ^ Münchner Merkur by Markus Thiel[not specific enough to verify]
  5. ^ Opera International (France) April 1998.[by whom?]
  6. ^ "News Release". www.southeastern.edu.
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