Singers mourn a British bass-baritone
mainNews is spreading of the death of Lynton Black, a popular figure at Covent Garden and many UK stages.
He also sang at the Paris Opéra, Aix-en-Provence Festival, La Monnaie, Brussels, and Bavarian State Opera.
At Theater Basel he created a one-man show Beauty retire… and so to bed, based on the diaries of Samuel Pepys.
British opera companies are sadly derelict in reporting the passing of their artists.
His many colleagues from his days with the D’Oyly Carte opera company will be deeply saddened by this news. A huge character with a voice to match, he was a much valued and loved artist who lit up the stage and won the hearts of audiences and colleagues alike.