Description

ROBERT MILLER EASTON (SUNDERLAND, 8 JUNE, 1898 – SURREY, 26 MAY, 1987)

 

 

 

 

He trained in London under Bozzelli, Dinh Gilly, and Plunket Greene. He made his debut in a radio broadcast in 1924. From 1926 onward, he frequently appeared at the Promenade Concerts in London and participated in the Leeds and Sheffield music festivals, as well as the Valais National Festival. He achieved particular success in 1929 as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah under Sir Thomas Beecham in London. In 1934, he made his debut at the Covent Garden Opera in London as Fafner in Siegfried. In the following season, he performed the same role in Das Rheingold, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, and in 1937, Titurel in Parsifal. Other roles he performed at Covent Garden included the King in Aida, Colline in Puccini’s La Bohème, the Hermit in Der Freischütz, and the Father in Charpentier’s Louise. He retained his voice for a long time and continued performing in concerts well into his 80s.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Alexander’s Feast (Handel) Revenge, Timotheus Cries as Robert Merlyn Regal G 9311 A 8534 1928
2. Samson (Handel) Honour And Arms as Robert Merlyn Regal G 9311 A 8601 1928
3. Philemon and Baucis (Gounod) Vulcan’s Song Unpublished test WT 215 1926
4. I Am A Roamer, from Son & Stranger (Mendelssohn) Columbia 9210 AX 2330 1926
5. The Midnight Review (Glinka) Columbia WAX 3249 9412 1928
6. Song Of Hybrians The Cretan (Elliott) Columbia WAX 3228 9412 1928
7. Virginia (Tunbride) Roll away clouds Columbia WAX 4218 9557 1929
8. Emily Jane WA 11021 Unpublished 1931
9. If Ever I Meet The Sergeant (Sterndale Bennett) Columbia 5257 WA 8179 1927
10. Tally Ho! (Leoni) Private recording 1941
11. Duna (McGill) Private recording 1941
12. Shepherd See Thy Horses Foaming Mane (Korbay) Private acetate 1950
13. Stockrider’s Song (James) Scala Record CH 1230 1923
14. Comrades Of Mine (James) Scala Record CH 1231 1923
15. Song Of The Sea WA 11020 Unpublished 1931
16. Time To Go (Sanderson) Drinking (Traditional) ET 367 Unpublished Vocalion 1926
17. The Village Blacksmith (Weiss) A 1086 (Take 1) Unpublished 1929
18. Henley Wings For Victory Week Special Pressing 1941
19. The Gay Highway (Drummond) Columbia WA 9152 5581 1929
20. The Floral Dance (arr. Moss) Private acetate 1950