DAVIID LLOYD - March of the Men of Harlech / All Through the Night 78 *LISTEN*91
A$
50
$
33
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
DAVIID LLOYD - March of the Men of Harlech / All Through the Night 78 *LISTEN*91
DAVIID LLOYD - March of the Men of Harlech / All Through the Night 78 *LISTEN*91
Description
CLCK START ON PLAYER TO LISTENDAVID LLOYD
COLUMBIA
DO-2443
1. MARCH OF THE MEN OF HARLECH
2. ALL THROUGH THR NIGHT
10" RECORD IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - STICKER ON LABEL
WITH THE BAND OF H.M. WELSH GUARDS
SPEED 78 RPM
David Lloyd
David George Lloyd (6 April 1912 – 27 March 1969) was a Welsh singer. Lloyd, a tenor, was noted for being one of the first Welsh solo singers to seek a broader audience beyond Wales, in the concert halls and recording studios of England, mainland Europe, and North America. During his lifetime, Lloyd was renowned in opera, oratorio, and inrecital, in particular for his performances of Verdi and Mozart. As a Welshman, however, he is remembered most for his renditions of thehymns and folk songs of his native land.
Early life
David Lloyd was born in Trelogan, Flintshire. He was one of seven children, the son of a coal miner. At age 14, he left school to become an apprentice carpente,r but soon began to acquire a reputation as a singer at locaelisteddfodau.
Studies and early successes
Lloyd entered theGuildhall School of Music in 1933, having won a scholarship to study singing under Walter Hyde. He won several prestigious prizes at the school, and then in 1938 took on his first notable role, as Macduff in Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Verdi's Macbeth. It was the first professional production of the opera in England. He was also the principal tenor at a Mozart festival inBelgium, and a Verdi festival inDenmarkin the same year.
Second World War
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Lloyd's career was put on hold, spending five years serving in the band of the Welsh Guards. He resumed his professional singing in 1946 as the principal tenor at the Verdi and Mozart Festival of the Netherlands, and the Verdi Festival of Britain soon afte.r
Injury, and later career
In June 1954 he had a serious accident whilst working on a programme for the BBC, which resulted in a fractured spine. Lloyd was not able to perform for the next six years, only making his comeback at the Llangollen International Eisteddfodin July 1960. He died on 27 March 1969.
ITEMS CAN BE HELD FOR UP TO 30 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES AND COMBINED POSTAGE. NEW LISTINGS EACH WEEK CLICK HERE TO BE SENT FORTNIGHTLY LISTINGS
CLICK HERE TO SEE OTHER CURRENT LISTINGS
price rating
