Condolences: Peter Glossop
Published Date:
15 September 2008
The operatic baritone Peter Glossop - one of the classical world's most famous singers in the 1960s and 70s - has died aged 80.
From the backstreets of Wadsley he rose to become the only Englishman to have sung Verdi's great tragic baritone roles at La Scala in Milan - which one commentator compared to having an Italian opening the batting for England at Headingley.
Such was his popularity in Italy at the height of his fame that he was once described as the most popular Briton there after James Bond.
He was one of the pre-eminent baritones of the 60s and 70s and specialised in some of the most famous roles in the repetoire.
He joined the Sadler's Wells chorus in 1952 where he honed his skills and was rewarded when he won the first prize at the first International Competition for Young Opera Singers in Bulgaria in 1961.
He became one of the few British singers successfully to blaze a trail abroad .
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15 September 2008 11:36 AM
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