Arthur Carron

Arthur Carron

Arthur Carron (December 12, 1900, Swindon, UK - May 10, 1967, Swindon, UK) was an English operatic tenor.

Arthur Carron studied under Florence Easton and made his operatic debut at the Old Vic as Tannhäuser in 1929. In 1931 he became the Old Vic company's leading tenor when it moved to Sadler's Wells Theatre. His roles at Sadler's Wells included Fra Diavolo, Manrico of "Il trovatore", Radames of "Aida", Cavaradossi of "Tosca", and Otello. In 1936 he made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Canio in "Pagliacci". He remained at the Metropolitan until 1946, creating the role of Nolan in Damrosch's "The Man Without a Country" in 1937. Other roles there included Siegmund of "Die Walküre", Tristan of "Tristan und Isolde", Florestan of "Fidelio", and Herod of "Salome". The last six years of his career were spent at Covent Garden where he retired from in 1952.

References

* [http://www.angelfire.com/ab/day/dec12.html Today In Classical Music History - December 12] - A website giving various information on events that happened on December 12 in different years, which was Carron's date of birth in 1900. (retrieved on February 9, 2008)


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