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Born Glasgow.
Scottish bass-baritone.
Andrew Shanks was an important member of Sir Thomas Beecham's Grand Opera Company during the First World War. After the liquidation of that organisation he joined the newly-established BNOC in 1922. He worked with it for most of the organisation's existence until its collapse in 1928.
Roles in Scotland
- Hans Sachs a shoemaker
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Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1920
Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1922
Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1924
Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1925
Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1927
- Sharpless U S Consul in Nagasaki
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Madam Butterfly 1922
Madam Butterfly 1924
- Amonasro King of Ethiopia and father of Aïda
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Aïda 1922
- Valentin Marguerite's brother
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Faust 1923
- High Priest of Dagon
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Samson and Delilah 1923
- Gunther a Gibichung
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Götterdämmerung 1923
Götterdämmerung 1927
- Count Almaviva a Spanish grandee
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Nozze di Figaro 1923
Nozze di Figaro 1924
- Ramfis High Priest
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Aïda 1925
- Speaker at the Temple
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Zauberflöte 1925
- King Mark King of Cornwall, Tristan's uncle
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Tristan und Isolde 1925