biography
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Evans, Sir Geraint (Llewellyn)
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| lived:
| (1922–92)
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| biography:
| Baritone, born in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, UK. He studied in London and on the European mainland, making his operatic debut at Covent Garden in 1948. He soon earned international fame, particularly in comic roles such as Mozart's Leporello, Verdi's Falstaff, and Wagner's Beckmesser. He was knighted in 1971, and retired from the operatic stage in 1984. |
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