Jeffrey Lawton

Jeffrey Lawton FRNCM
Born (1938-12-11)11 December 1938[1]
Oldham Lancashire England
Died 4 May 2018(2018-05-04) (aged 79)[2]
Genres Opera
Occupation(s) Opera singer (tenor)
Years active 1959 - 2014 (22nd June)[3]

Jeffrey Lawton, FRNCM (11 December 1938 – 4 May 2018)[4], Oldham, Lancashire, England was a tenor best known as an international opera singer. He began his career as a student at the Royal Manchester College of Music and from 1982 to 1987 was principal tenor with the Welsh National Opera Company.[5] Lawton also sang with Opera North and the Scottish Opera. On one occasion in 1990 he substituted for the ill Plácido Domingo in the role of Otello at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden[6] under Carlos Kleiber[7]. As well as singing at various British festivals and the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall,[8][9] other pursuits included president of the Manchester Wagner Society[10] and patron of the Oldham Choral Society.[11] Lawton was a tutor and a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music (FRNCM).[12][13]

Selected performances

Welsh National Opera

Opera North

Scottish Opera

Royal Opera House

Film appearances

References

  1. ↑ http://bmdsonline.iannounce.mobi/middleton-guardian/obituary/jeffrey-lawton/53551615
  2. ↑ http://bmdsonline.iannounce.mobi/middleton-guardian/obituary/jeffrey-lawton/53551615
  3. ↑ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/middleton-rochdale-opera-singer-jeffrey-7249329
  4. ↑ http://bmdsonline.iannounce.mobi/middleton-guardian/obituary/jeffrey-lawton/53551615
  5. ↑ Hume, L. (2017). People of Today 2017. People of Today. Debrett's Limited. p. 1-PA7615. ISBN 978-1-9997670-3-7. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Barber, C. (2011). Corresponding with Carlos: A Biography of Carlos Kleiber. Scarecrow Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8108-8144-0. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1467455/Carlos-Kleiber.html
  8. ↑ "Prom 62". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Prom 25". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  10. ↑ "About us... - Wagner Society Manchester". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Officers | Oldham Choral Society". www.oldhamchoral.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  12. ↑ "Jeffrey Lawton - Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Voice - Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  14. ↑ Rockwell, John; Times, Special to the New York (1986-05-22). "OPERA: WELSH COMPANY'S 'OTELLO'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  15. ↑ "Opera » 25 Apr 1987 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  16. ↑ Simeone, Nigel; Tyrrell, John (2015). Charles Mackerras. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781843839668.
  17. ↑ "OPERA / The undiscovered country: Edward Seckerson on Welsh National". The Independent. 1993-02-16. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  18. 1 2 McKechnie, Kara (2014-11-04). Opera North: Historical and Dramaturgical Perspectives on Opera Studies. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 9781783505029.
  19. ↑ "Theatre review: Arms and the Cow at Theatre Royal, Newcastle, and touring". www.britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  20. ↑ Design, Site Buddha Web. "Jeffrey Lawton | Opera Scotland". www.operascotland.org. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  21. ↑ lucianohighC (2014-07-22), Wagner - Siegfried forges Notung (Jeffrey Lawton), retrieved 2017-12-01
  22. ↑ Hume, Lucy (2017-10-05). People of Today 2017. Debrett's. ISBN 9781999767037.
  23. ↑ "Jeffrey Lawton, Elektra (opera) credits". www.rohcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  24. ↑ "TV: Ziegler Film". www.ziegler-film.com. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  25. ↑ "After Moscow (1983)". BFI. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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