Frederick Dalberg
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| Frederick Dalberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1907 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. South Africa |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
Frederick Dalberg (7 January 1907 – 9 May 1988) was an English born South African opera bass.
Life and career
He was born Frederick Dalrymple on 7 January 1907 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. He joined the company of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London in 1951. There he created roles in two Benjamin Britten operas, John Claggart in Billy Budd (1951), and Sir Walter Raleigh in Gloriana (1953). He was in the debut cast of William Walton's Troilus and Cressida in 1954. Dalberg was in the premiere cast of Michael Tippett's opera The Midsummer Marriage in 1955.[1]
He died in South Africa in May 1988.
Personal life
He married German soprano Ellen Winter. Their daughter, Evelyn Dalberg (born 1939), is also an opera singer in South Africa.[2]
External links
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References
- ↑ Forbes, Elizabeth (2008). "Dahberg [Dalrymple], Frederick" in L. Macy (ed.) The Grove Book of Opera Singers, p. 106. Oxford University Press
- ↑ South African History Online. 23 May 1939, Evelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany. Retrieved 27 June 2013
