Lloyd, Edward
Lloyd, Edward
Lloyd, Edward, noted English tenor; b. London, March 7, 1845; d. Worthing, March 31, 1927. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey in London until 1860, and then sang in the chapels of Trinity and King’s colleges, Cambridge (1866–67), and then in the choir of St. Andrew’s, London. From 1869 to 1871 he was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. After scoring a fine success as soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at the Gloucester Festival in 1871, he devoted himself to a distinguished career as a concert artist. Lloyd sang in the premieres of many works by English composers, most notably as Elar’s Gerontius (Birmingham, Oct. 3, 1900). He sang throughout Europe and the U.S. in programs ranging from the great masterworks to popular songs.
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