Annabelle Lee - Robert Tear - Tenor - Edgar Allan Poe - The Good Old Days 1978

Here's the great Welsh Tenor Robert Tear singing "Annabelle Lee" the poem by Edgar Allan Poe from "The Good Old Days" the long running and superb BBC show that beautifully recreated the style of the British Music Hall.
I was delighted to find this in amongst my recordings of the recently repeated shows as it is performed exactly the same way as the two rare and exquisite 78 rpm shellac record recordings I have in my collection by David Lloyd and Walter Glynne.
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Robert Tear, (pronounced to rhyme with "beer") CBE (8 March 1939 - 29 March 2011) was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s. From the 1970s until his retirement in 1999 his main operatic base was the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; he appeared with other opera companies in the UK, mainland Europe, the US and Australia. Generally avoiding the Italian repertoire, which did not suit his voice, Tear became known in leading and character roles in German, British and Russian operas.
Tear's concert repertoire was wide, extending from music from the 17th century to contemporary works by Britten, Tippett and others. He conducted for some years from the mid-1980s, but found himself temperamentally unsuited to it. As a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music he was happier, and was well regarded by colleagues and pupils

[@陳科祕書長]

Such a warm voice and gentlemanly demeanour!

[@reighngold]

I have searched for this rendition of this song for 15 years and here it is, sung so beautifully... this has brought me such joy. You have brought my heart much happiness. Thank you for uploading this!

[@videocurios]

My pleasure,there are 2 other renditiins of this song from 78 rpm disc on thus channel one by David Evans the other by Walter gynne 😊

[@webrarian]

There is so much that is right with this. His delivery, his poise, his outfit, the audience's hushed attention. I agree with you - there are some excellent performances hidden away in these shows. It was good to see them again when someone at the BBC dug them out of the archives and had the confidence to believe there was an audience for them.

[@videocurios]

I must have a look through the 20 odd other episodes I have recorded and clip out a few more gems Tear does do a duet with Benjamin Luxon either on this episode a different one.

[@tortysoft]

@@videocurios Please do !

[@rosshalper6708]

Music by Henry Leslie.