Ronald Lewis | |
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Born | 16 January 1916 Pengam, Wales |
Died | 30 December 1967 London, England |
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Opera singer |
Ronald Lewis (16 January 1916 – 30 December 1967) was a Welsh opera singer who sang leading baritone roles at the Royal Opera House, where he was a principal baritone in the company from 1951 to 1967, and the Welsh National Opera. He created the roles of Jean in Arthur Bliss's The Olympians, Bosun in Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, and Henry Cuffe in Britten's Gloriana.[1]