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He was Bayreuth’s Wotan for five years (1988-1992) in the Ring cycle directed by Harry Kupfer, and again in a new production by Alfred Kirchner (1994-1998) - a record number of performances in the role there. He has also sung it in Berlin, Munich and Vienna, and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in productions by Richard Jones (1994-1996) and Keith Warner (2005 and 2007). It is the role with which he is most closely associated. On-line journal <i>MusicalCriticism.com</i> called Tomlinson ‘the leading Wotan of his generation’ (September 2006). \n\r\nKen Howard’s sketches show two aspects of Wotan – as the Wanderer in Siegfried, disguised in hat and coat, and as a more aristocratic figure. The drawings are dedicated to ‘Tony and Susan’, opera lover Anthony Gasson and his wife. 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