Ryland Davies

Lyric tenor Ryland Davies performed with major opera companies in Britain, continental Europe, and the U.S. A specialist in Mozart and the lighter bel canto roles in Italian opera, he was also a noted educator. Davies made his debut in 1964 as Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville. An early Davies recording came in 1976, with a part in an English Chamber Orchestra performance of Handel's Messiah conducted by Raymond Leppard. In the '70s, Davies appeared at major operatic venues, including the Salzburg Festival in 1970 and New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1975. Davies often performed character roles later in his career, combining performance with teaching. Davies appeared on more than 80 albums, many of which were reissued later in his life. He died on November 5, 2023.