Person Open DS/UK/10062 Craig; Charles James (1919-1997); English operatic tenor Craig Charles James 1919-1997 English operatic tenor Male

Charles James Craig (3 December 1919, London, England – 23 January 1997) was an English operatic tenor. He received early encouragement from Sir Thomas Beecham, and sang in his 1952 recording of 'A Mass of Life' by Frederick Delius. He was known as one of "the most Italianate of English operatic tenors". From 1957 to 1980 he performed leading tenor roles at London's Royal Opera House and English National Opera. One of most famous roles was Verdi's Otello, which he sang in Chicago, Vienna, Berlin, Naples, Munich, Venice, Salzburg, Turin, Lisbon, Düsseldorf. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/11/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 34943f2b-eb56-43c7-a33a-0cc26357644f