Fryatt, John

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Fryatt, John
Date of birth
1927-07-07
Date of death
2011-01-07
Associated country
Great Britain
Occupation
Actors
Tenors (Singers)
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 1280698
Wikidata: Q6234340
Library of congress: n 79010118
HAI10: 000109035
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, Feb. 17, 2015(John Fryatt; John James Fryatt; born July 7, 1927, York, died January 7, 2011, Brighton; English actor, opera singer)
  • Stravinskiĭ, I. F. Pulcinella [SR] p1978 (a.e.)label & cont. (John Fryatt; tenor)
  • Ww in British opera, c1993(Fryatt, John; b. 1927, York; tenor)

Wikipedia description:

John James Fryatt (7 July 1927 – 7 January 2011) was an English actor and opera singer best known for his performance in comic character roles. Fryatt began his career with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1952 in Gilbert and Sullivan roles, then Sadler's Wells Opera in 1959, becoming popular in tenor character roles in Offenbach operettas. His international opera career continued from the 1960s to the 1990s, becoming known in the roles of Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro and Sellem in The Rake's Progress, among many others. He also played a role in the West End as Roscoe in the 1987 production of Follies.

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