Frederick Ranalow (7 November 1873 â€" 8 December 1953) was an Irish
baritone who was distinguished in opera, oratorio, and musical
theatre, but whose name is now principally associated with the role of
Captain Macheath in the ballad opera The Beggar's Opera, which he sang
close to 1,500 times. He was also a minor film actor and writer of
songs.Frederick Baring Ranalow was born in Kingstown, County Dublin.
He was taken to England when quite young, and by age 10 he was a
chorister at St Paul's Cathedral in London; he later went to
Westminster School and studied under Arthur Oswald and Alberto
Randegger at the Royal Academy of Music. He was later named a Fellow
of the RAM in honour of his distinguished musical career.As early as
1895 he was singing in oratorios and cantatas at the Queen's Hall, the
Royal Albert Hall and at the principal provincial festivals. Between
1904 and 1929, he sang at the Proms on 21 occasions, in songs and
operatic excerpts. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1909 with
Dame Nellie Melba.
baritone who was distinguished in opera, oratorio, and musical
theatre, but whose name is now principally associated with the role of
Captain Macheath in the ballad opera The Beggar's Opera, which he sang
close to 1,500 times. He was also a minor film actor and writer of
songs.Frederick Baring Ranalow was born in Kingstown, County Dublin.
He was taken to England when quite young, and by age 10 he was a
chorister at St Paul's Cathedral in London; he later went to
Westminster School and studied under Arthur Oswald and Alberto
Randegger at the Royal Academy of Music. He was later named a Fellow
of the RAM in honour of his distinguished musical career.As early as
1895 he was singing in oratorios and cantatas at the Queen's Hall, the
Royal Albert Hall and at the principal provincial festivals. Between
1904 and 1929, he sang at the Proms on 21 occasions, in songs and
operatic excerpts. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1909 with
Dame Nellie Melba.
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