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Mar 31, 1932 92 years old
British opera singer
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About John Mitchinson Tenor
- John Mitchinson (born 31 March 1932) is an English operatic tenor. Mitchison was born in Blackrod, Lancashire.
- He made his début singing the role of Jupiter in Handel's Semele.
- From 1972 to 1978, he was associated with the Sadler's Wells opera company; during that time, he created the role of the Poet in Joseph Tal's opera Massada 967 which premiered in 1972.
- In 1978 he joined the Welsh National Opera, with whom he worked for four years.
- Able to sing a variety of roles, he portrayed Peter Grimes and Tristan during this period, among others.
- Mitchison sang the title role of Wagner's Rienzi in a 1976 BBC broadcast of one of the rare performances in recent history of the complete opera; a recording of this broadcast survives and has circulated.
