English tenor.
This tenor seems to have been remarkably versatile in terms of technique, able to range from the high drama heroics of Pollione or Manrico to the light lyricism of Don Ottavio or Almaviva. He toured the British Isles as principal tenor of the Florence Lancia company in 1867, before joining Henry Corri's organization.
He must also have had great stamina, since, alone of the major principals under Corri, he does not seem to have taken a night off, other than Sunday. He even sang the title role in The Waterman, or a group of songs in a concert, provided as an afterpiece immediately after the main work of the evening (when Lancia was content to provide a 'screaming farce').
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