Clifford Grant
Clifford Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1930 Randwick, Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 7 October 2021 Greenwich Hospital, Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Occupation | Operatic bass singer |
Clifford Scantlebury Grant OAM (11 September 1930 – 7 October 2021) was an Australian operatic bass singer.
Life and career
[edit ]Grant was born in September 1930 in Randwick, Sydney.[1] In 1966, he joined Sadler's Wells Opera company and on 20 December 1974 he had his debut at the Royal Opera House in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro , in the role of Doctor Bartolo. His Metropolitan Opera debut took place two years later when he created the role of Emperor Phorcas in the Met's premiere of Massenet's Esclarmonde . He retired from the stage in 1990.[2]
He participated in numerous recordings of operas, such as Bellini's Norma , Esclarmonde, the collection of all late Italian operas by Mozart, Lakmé by Delibes, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor , Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots , Puccini's Tosca , Verdi's Ernani , I Lombardi and Rigoletto , and Wagner's Ring cycle (sung in English, with Sadler's Wells Opera).[3]
Grant died at the Greenwich Hospital on 7 October 2021, at the age of 91.[4] [5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Jeanette Grant (5 December 2021). "A great performer with an equally great voice". The Sydney Morning Herald .
- ^ Clifford Grant at IMDb [better source needed ]
- ^ "Discography of Clifford Grant". ArkivMusic . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Clifford Scantlebury OAM Grant Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald .
- ^ Grant, Ruth Anders (7 November 2021). "Clifford Grant obituary". The Guardian . Ruth was Clifford's wife.
External links
[edit ]- Clifford Grant discography at Discogs
- Clifford Grant at IMDb
