Person Open DS/UK/19214 Summers; Jonathan (1946-); Australian operatic baritone Summers Jonathan 1946- Australian operatic baritone Male

Jonathan Summers (born 2 October 1946) is an Australian operatic baritone. He sang the role of Captain Balstrode in the 1980 recording of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes which won a Grammy award for Best Opera recording. Summers was born in Melbourne and in that city studied art at Prahran Technical College (1964-9) and singing with Bettine McCaughan (1964-74). From 1970-1974, he worked as a technical operator and recording engineer with the Radio Division of the Australian Broadcasting Commission. In 1973 he won the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition. In 1974, he moved to London, where he studied with Otakar Kraus until 1980. Jonathan Summers's professional debut in opera took place in 1975, when he sang the title-role in Rigoletto with Kent Opera. He was a member of The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, from 1976 to 1986, singing such roles as Albert in Werther, the Animal Tamer in the British premiere of the three-act version of Lulu, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Ford in Falstaff, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Marcello in La bohème. He has also appeared with English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North and Welsh National Opera. 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 7/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5f323a19-aa98-4ee0-a226-79d3d5d0ad9a