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Born London, 30 March 1928.
Died London, 29 September 1994.
English baritone.
John Heddle Nash was the son of the lyric tenor Heddle Nash, one of the leading British singers of his generation. He studied with him and in London at the Guildhall School of Music under Walter Hyde and Norman Walker, first appearing at the Proms in 1951. After his debut with Carl Rosa in 1953 he spent several seasons touring with them before joining Sadler’s Wells. His repertoire consisted mainly of lighter roles - Mozart, Rossini, Johann Strauss and Lehár. He did also perform some heavier parts, including Gounod (Valentin), Bizet (Escamillo) and Puccini (Lescaut, Marcello).
After leaving the Wells company, he appeared in concerts of opera and operetta all round the UK, singing the Viennese classica as well as Gilbert and Sullivan. He was renowned for the clarity of his diction, as can be heard in Sadler's Wells recordings, including Falke in Die Fledermaus (excerpts) and Pish-Tush in The Mikado.
Roles in Scotland
- Silvio a villager
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Pagliacci 1954
Pagliacci 1955
Pagliacci 1963
- Moralès a corporal of dragoons
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Carmen 1954
- Schaunard a musician
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Bohème 1954
Bohème 1955
- Valentin Marguerite's brother
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Faust 1954
Faust 1956
Faust 1957
- Figaro a barber
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Barbiere di Siviglia 1955
Barbiere di Siviglia 1956
Barbiere di Siviglia 1957
Barbiere di Siviglia 1958
Barbiere di Siviglia 1960
Barbiere di Siviglia 1961
- Don Giovanni a young nobleman
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Don Giovanni 1955
Don Giovanni 1956
Don Giovanni 1957
Don Giovanni 1958
- Lescaut a sergeant in the King's Guards
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Manon Lescaut 1956
Manon Lescaut 1957
- Dandini the Prince's valet
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Cenerentola 1960
Cenerentola 1961
Cenerentola 1965
- Falke a notary and friend of Eisenstein
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Fledermaus 1960
Fledermaus 1961
- Count Gustav von Rottenstein an army lieutenant (Güstl)
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Land of Smiles 1961
- Agamemnon King of Kings
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Belle Hélène 1963
- Malatesta Pasquale's doctor and friend
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Don Pasquale 1963
- Baritone
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Carmina Burana 1976