David Ward (singer)
David Ward, CBE (1922-1983) was an opera singer with a bass voice.
Ward was born on 3 July 1922 in Dumbarton, Scotland. During World War II he was in the Royal Navy, and trained at the Royal College of Music under Clive Carey from between 1950 and 1952.[1]
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 29 May 1967,[2] and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1972.[3]
He died on 16 July 1983 in Dunedin, New Zealand, and was later described by Opera Scotland as "one of the most important Scottish singers of recent decades".[1]
References
- 1 2 "David Ward". Opera Scotland. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : David Ward". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Macy, Laura Williams (2008). The Grove Book of Opera Singers. Oxford University Press. p. 530. ISBN 9780195337655. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
- Opera Scotland profile includes list of major performances
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