James King 'Morgenlicht leuchtend im rosigen Schein'

James King als Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

[santostovar]

That is what heldentenor should sound like.  What a glorious heroic voice James King had!  S.T.

[supxor]

Aas a voice faculty member at Indiana University, where the great James King taught, I, each day when passing by his former house in Bloomington, am reminded by this truth: James King was the greatest helden tenor that America has ever produced.

[zpikopikoman]

I wish I had more recordings of this singer
The voice is shining

[roberthanff]

Ever since I bought my first Parsifal and discovered James King, I have always been extremely partial to his voice. I wish he had recorded more ❤

[operacrasher]

Definitely one of the great heldentenors of the 20th century. He definitely deserves to be mentioned "in the same breath" as Melchior, Vickers, Vinay, Wingassen, etc.

[quequitoAR]

If I ever got to Heaven, I'll ask to spend some time next to James King, just watching and listening to him. Marvelous singer, a true gentleman.

[Tenorgeiger]

Glorious. Marvellous. Magnificent. Glorious. Consummate .

[StephenMarkBrown]

The definitive recording of the Prize Song from Meistersinger. Beauty, power, musicality, Jimmy had it all. I miss his constant encouragement and support. Thank you for sharing one of my favorites of his recordings (the first I ever heard of the great tenor, long before I met him or sang with him).

[carmenramonlluc]

¡Necesitamos otro James King ahora, en 2023!

[iheartverdi]

If I could be a tenor for only one day, I would love to sing this gorgeous aria

[mk]

...A true Meistersinger! Mi piace moltissimo

[waltertheus]

One of the first opera recordings I owned as a teen (around 1970) was an album of James King singing famous German arias. I was thrilled with the voice then and it still thrills me to this day. This is a truly wonderful recording.

[davidhatch]

This does not appear in any of the internet media but James King studied at the University of Kentucky when i was a small boy. He and his wife, Artis, ate dinner at our home a few times. His last Sunday evening in Lexington, Ky he sang "How Great Thou Art" at Central Baptist Church. I wanted to duck under the seat because i was certain the roof of the church was going to blow off! I was about six years old. He headed off to Eu
rope that week.

[alexkije]

Very high quality audio! & heavenly voice!

[dgda]

Wow, great, one of the best versions of this aria. james King is a powerhouse, a heroic singer with a glamorous voic, a lot of squillo. Great german diction. Today, there is no singer who can sing it like this!

[DaveMuc]

I claim Jimmy also as a friend...A wonderful heldentenor, and the most lovely man....Miss him very much, but these recordings are here to enojoy and shed a tear or two. R I P

[fritzelas]

i love to hear him in Vienna for many times....

[giglioart]

Breathtaking! His voice reaches into my soul and wraps around my heart.

[juanjoseescrivasegui]

Gran voz de gran cantante norteamericano.

[north]

I had the great honor/pleasure to sing with Jimmy at my late teacher's (Walter Cassel) memorial concert at IU in 2000. He sang a beautiful farewell and I led the standing ovation - he deserved it for the singing and for his magnificent career. He paid me a wonderful compliment - "Boy, I hope you're at the Met! If not, you SHOULD be!" Made my millenium. This is the bravest, most beautiful singing of this piece I've ever heard. Thank you for posting it.