Arthur Carron

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Arthur Carron (actually Arthur Cox ; born December 12, 1900 in Swindon ; † May 10, 1967 ibid) was an English opera singer (tenor).

Carron studied in London and made his debut in 1929 (still under his real name Arthur Cox) as Tannhäuser at the Old Vic Theater . Here and at Sadler's Wells , he sang mainly heroic roles from Italian operas and Wagner's operas in the following years. In 1931 and 1939 he made guest appearances at the Covent Garden Opera .

In 1936 he won the Auditions of the Air competition at the Metropolitan Opera and made his debut there that same year as Canio in Der Bajazzo . The following year he sang Nolan in the world premiere of Walter Damrosch's opera The Man without a Country . He was part of the Metropolitan Opera ensemble until 1946 and enjoyed success as Tristan and Tristan and Isolde , Siegmund in Die Walküre , Herod in Salome and Florestan in Fidelio . During this time he worked on the German opera repertoire with the support of Florence Easton .

Carron gave guest appearances in Chicago , Philadelphia , Mexico City , Rio de Janeiro , Santiago de Chile , Montreal and Buenos Aires . 1947–48 and 1952 he was engaged again at the Covent Garden Opera, where he appeared with Ljuba Welitsch in Salome , among others . In 1948 he was a guest at the Edinburgh Festival . In 1952, Carron ended his stage career.

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SURNAME Carron, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cox, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Swindon
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1967
Place of death Swindon