Donald Adams

About

Best remembered for his roles in such light, comic operas as The Merry Widow, The Cunning Little Vixen, and The Mikado, this 20th-century bass-baritone founded an opera company called Gilbert and Sullivan for All and also frequently performed with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.

Before Fame

During his teenage years, he acted professionally in a BBC Repertory Company theatrical production. Around this time, he studied voice with La Scala opera performer Rodolfo Melle.

Trivia

He performed many times with the English National Opera, appearing in productions of Don Pasquale, La Boheme, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Bristol, England, where he was educated at the Bristol Cathedral School. In his late sixties, he died in Norwich of a brain tumor.

Associated With

Charles Mackerras of the Welsh National Opera conducted many of Adams' opera recordings.