Thomas Burke (tenor)

Thomas Burke, also Tom Burke, (2 March 1890 – 13 September 1969) was a British tenor.

He was born in Leigh, Lancashire, and studied with Ernesto Colli and Fernando De Lucia in Milan after a short period at the Royal Academy of Music in London.[1] He debuted at Covent Garden as Rodolfo to Melba's Mimi when the opera house was re-opened after World War 1, and also sang the Duke of Mantua, Pinkerton, Cavaradossi and Count Almaviva in the same season. In 1920 he sang Rinuccio and Luigi in the first English performances of Gianni Schicchi and Il tabarro.[2] He had a significant recording career which included popular song as well as opera arias.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://opera.archive.netcopy.co.uk/article/november-1969/74/obituary
  2. ↑ http://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-roh-during-world-war-i-suffragettes-star-names-and-shut-doors.
  3. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/tom_burke_fan_club/career.html


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