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John Fullard
David John Fullard (25 October 1907 – 25 September 1973) was a Welsh tenor singer with the Covent Garden Opera company, who appeared in BBC concerts and on several recordings. He had a considerable career playing Gilbert and Sullivan roles (of which he had no previous experience) in Australia between 1940 and 1955. History Fullard was born in Brecon, Wales. According to one report, he was born a tenor; his voice never broke, and he was rejected from the cathedral choir, who only wanted boy soprano A boy soprano (British and especially North American English) or boy treble (only British English) is a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range, a range that is often still called the treble voice range (in North America ...s. In grand opera he played David in ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die Meistersinger'', Adolfo in Giacomo Puccini, Puccini's ''Gianni Schicchi'' and Luigi in ''Il tabarro'', Fenton in Verdi's ''Falstaff (Verdi), Falstaff'', and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covent Garden Opera
The Royal Opera is a British opera company based in central London, resident at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Along with the English National Opera, it is one of the two principal opera companies in London. Founded in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company, the company had that title until 1968. It brought a long annual season and consistent management to a house that had previously hosted short seasons under a series of impresarios. Since its inception, it has shared the Royal Opera House with the dance company now known as The Royal Ballet. When the company was formed, its policy was to perform all works in English, but since the late 1950s most operas have been performed in their original language. From the outset, performers have comprised a mixture of British and Commonwealth singers and international guest stars, but fostering the careers of singers from within the company was a consistent policy of the early years. Among the many guest performers have been M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
