Charles Santley

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Charles Santley

Charles Santley (born February 28, 1834 in Liverpool , † September 22, 1922 in London ) was an English opera and oratorio singer (baritone).

Life

Santley studied from 1855 to 1857 in Milan with Gaetano Nava . He made his debut in 1857 as an oratorio singer at St. Martin's Hall in the role of Adam in Joseph Haydn's Creation , the following year he sang the title role in Mendelssohn's Elias at Exeter Hall . He made his debut as an opera singer in 1859 at Covent Garden Opera as Hoël in Giacomo Meyerbeer's comic opera Dinorah ou Le pardon de Ploërmel .

In the English premiere of Charles Gounod's Faust , Santley sang Valentin, in 1868 the title role in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni in Manchester and in 1870 in London the title role in The Flying Dutchman , the first performance of a Wagner opera in England. From 1865–66 he was a guest at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He said goodbye to the opera stage in 1876 with a performance of the Flying Dutchman at the Lyceum Theater .

As an oratorio singer Santley was still active and performed a. a. the Birmingham Festival and the Handel Festival in London. He also made a name for himself as a song singer. In 1903 he took on some ballads with the Gramophone Company , and later also made recordings with Columbia Records . In 1907 he was raised to the nobility. In 1911 he gave his farewell performance, but still gave a concert in Belgium in 1915. He has written several singing textbooks and two autobiographical works. His sister Catherine Santley became known as a singer and actress. His daughter Edith Santley (* 1860) also began a career as a singer, which she gave up after her marriage in 1884.

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SURNAME Santley, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English opera and oratorio singer (baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1922
Place of death London