Person Open DS/UK/11230 Edmonds; Thomas (fl 1980s-); Australian singer Edmonds Thomas fl 1980s- Australian singer Male

Thomas Edmonds, (AM, BA, DipEd, DipT, MACE), is an Australian singer who was born in South Australia, Australia. He graduated from the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Teachers College with a Diploma of Teaching and Education and a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In 1961 he became a foundation member of the staff of Westminster School in Marion, and in 1965, he was appointed Deputy Headmaster of the School. Edmonds began his singing studies in Australia in 1960 and, in 1970, he continued both singing and education studies in England and Europe. An internationally renowned opera singer, he has appeared in oratorios and many operas, including Mozart operas Don Giovanni (as "Don Ottavio"), and The Abduction From the Seraglio (as "Belmonte"), amongst others. He also appeared in State Opera of South Australia production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" (as "Ralph Rackstraw"), with Dennis Olsen (as "Sir Joseph Porter, KGB") and Judith Henley (as "Josephine"). The production was broadcast, throughout Australia, as a simultaneous television and stereo radio broadcast, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Edmonds has sung in opera at Covent Garden and the Edinburgh Festival and has appeared with the British Broadcasting Corporation as well as appearing in concert in the United Kingdom and Europe. Edmonds won eight successive Showcase Grand Finals (beginning with Showcase 68), in which he won both the judges' vote and the television viewers' vote). He also won the Shell Aria Award. Edmonds won the Australian National Eisteddfod Operatic Aria competition in 1969. As a former Eisteddfod winner, he was one of the judges at the 51st Adelaide Eisteddfod during April 2006. 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 RAHSkeyte 1/20/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 fee257a8-4c49-4517-b07c-100a1b86521d