Anthony Rolfe Johnson
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- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1940-11-05
- Active to
- 2010-07-21
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Anthony Rolfe Johnson (born November 5, 1940, died July 21, 2010) was an English tenor singer. Born in Tackley, he studied with Ellis Keeler and Vera Rosza at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He first appeared in opera in the chorus and in small roles at the Glyndebourne Festival between 1972 and 1976. His major operatic debut was in Iolanthe in 1973 with the English Opera Group. He has been recorded in of Handel's oratorios, taken the role of Evangelist in Bach's St. <a href="https://
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anthony
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Tackley
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- performing artist
- Educated at
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Voice type
- tenor
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- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- date of birth
- 1940-11-05
- date of death
- 2010-07-21
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- P12674
- San Diego County
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- manner of death
- natural causes
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