Frederick Ranalow Suggest updates
Born Dublin, 7 November 1873.
Died London, 8 December 1953.
Irish baritone.
Frederick Ranalow was a versatile baritone, equally well-regarded as a singer of Mozart and of Wagner. He trained in London, at the Royal Academy of Music, where his teacher was Alberto Randegger. His mature career included periods with the Denhof and Beecham companies. He also spent time in the successful revival of The Beggar's Opera at the Lyric, Hammersmith in 1922. In addition to Macheath, his operatic repertoire included Figaro, Papageno, Daland and Hans Sachs.
Roles in Scotland
- Crespel a councillor of Munich
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Tales of Hoffmann 1910
- Falke a notary and friend of Eisenstein
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Fledermaus 1910
- Daland a Norwegian sea captain
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Fliegende Holländer 1912
Fliegende Holländer 1913
- Hans Sachs a shoemaker
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Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1912
Mastersingers of Nuremberg 1913
- Faninal Herr von Faninal, a rich merchant
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Rosenkavalier 1913
- Papageno a bird-catcher
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Zauberflöte 1913
Zauberflöte 1919
- Gunther a Gibichung
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Götterdämmerung 1913
- Varlaam an itinerant monk
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Boris Godunov 1917
- Colline a philosopher
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Bohème 1918
Bohème 1919
- Pan god of shepherds
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Phoebus and Pan 1918