Robert Tear was born March 8th, 1939, Barry Glamorgan/Wales, and died March 29th, 2011, London. Operatic debut in 1966. In 1970,
he was Lenski at Covent Garden. Otherwise, though, primarily associated with baroque music,
oratorio, lieder, and also Victorian ballads. For pictures and a more complete biography see
Bach Cantatas.
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