London Opera Players founder has died, at 96

London Opera Players founder has died, at 96

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norman lebrecht

September 10, 2017

The death is reported of Elisabeth Parry, a member of Britten’s English Opera Group and founder of the London Opera Players, a group that flourished from the 1950s to the end of the century. She nurtured six generations of singers, some going on to international careers.

Among her proteges were Anthony Hopkins and Josephine Veasey.

Full obit here.

 

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