Person Open DS/UK/10469 Beresford; Hugh (17 December 1925-23 November 2020); English operatic baritone, later Heldentenor singer Beresford Hugh 17 December 1925-23 November 2020 English operatic baritone, later Heldentenor singer Male (cisgender) Birkenhead, Merseyside, England (born)

British Music | Vocals | Baritone White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Hugh Beresford was a British operatic baritone, later Heldentenor. Beresford had his first engagement at the Landestheater Linz, where he sang the role of Wolfram von Eschenbach in Tannhäuser as a baritone in 1953. In Linz, he sang among others in Ruggiero Leoncavallo's opera Edipo Re, his last and only posthumously premiered stage work, of which a complete recording was also produced in 1960 by Österreichischer Rundfunk with the ensemble of the Linzer Landestheater. This was followed by engagements at the Opernhaus Graz and the Theater Augsburg. From 1958 to 1960, he sang at the Opernhaus Wuppertal. In 1960, he became a permanent member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where he remained in the ensemble until 1970 and also began his international career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Beresford (2023) 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 RAHhbaulcombe 12/18/2013 RAHAKirkbride 7/4/2023 b44151bd-8bcd-4136-86a9-0c31a2bf730c