Mr J W Turner Suggest updates
Born Sutton-in-Ashfield, 6 June 1842.
English tenor and manager.
J W Turner began his career by singing in concert parties, and toured widely abroad while still young. After a decade with the Carl Rosa organization, during which he quickly worked his way up to principal roles, he left to establish his own company in 1885. This toured with great success for several years, though the repertoire was distinctly unadventurous. Its last visit to Glasgow Theatre Royal came in 1908.
He also went in for theatrical management, at one stage acquiring the Grand Theatre, Birmingham.
Roles in Scotland
- Elvino a prosperous young villager
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Sonnambula 1874
- Thaddeus a proscribed Pole
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Bohemian Girl 1874
Bohemian Girl 1877
Bohemian Girl 1902
- Glavin Melnotte's friend
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Pauline 1877
- Steersman
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Fliegende Holländer 1877
- Don Caesar de Bazan
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Maritana 1877
Maritana 1881
Maritana 1889
Maritana 1890
Maritana 1891
Maritana 1898
Maritana 1899
Maritana 1902
- Count Rupert a landowner
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Satanella 1877
Satanella 1900
- Fenton a young gentleman
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Lustigen Weiber von Windsor 1877
- Barberino
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Alessandro Stradella 1880
- Birotteau a French barber, in love with Virginie
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Cadi 1881
- George a young English officer
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Dame Blanche 1882
- Duke of Mantua
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Rigoletto 1882
- Fra Diavolo a bandit chief
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Fra Diavolo 1887
Fra Diavolo 1889
Fra Diavolo 1891
- Faust a learned doctor
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Faust 1887
Faust 1889
Faust 1891
Faust 1899
Faust 1903
- Robin Hood in disguise as Locksley
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Robin Hood 1889
Robin Hood 1890
- Lionel Plunkett's foster-brother
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Martha 1890
- Myles na Coppaleen in love with Eily
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Lily of Killarney 1890
Lily of Killarney 1891
Lily of Killarney 1903
- Don Sancho King of Castille, disguised as Manuel, a muleteer
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Rose of Castille 1898
- Turiddu a young soldier
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Cavalleria Rusticana 1898