Charles Santley
British opera singer (1834-1922) · Musicians · Died at 88
Sir Charles Santley was an English opera and oratorio baritone with a bravura technique who became the most eminent English baritone and male concert singer of the Victorian era. His has been called 'the longest, most distinguished and most versatile vocal career which history records.'
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![Charles Santley, [ca. 1859-1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Charles_Santley_-_DPLA_-_7f394a3ebe68ee176453a91ff818b337_%28page_1%29.jpg/330px-Charles_Santley_-_DPLA_-_7f394a3ebe68ee176453a91ff818b337_%28page_1%29.jpg)
Charles Santley, [ca. 1859-1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Charles Santley in Auber's opera Fra Diavolo.
Gaetano Nava, Santley's singing teacher in Milan
Charles Santley, 1863
Buckingham Palace recital programme 1864 (detail) showing Charles Santley performing scenes from Der Freischütz and Don Giovanni, in distinguished company.
Charles Santley (ca. 1875)
Santley's wife Gertrude (right), daughter Edith (centre) and friend Carrie Yates painted in 1880 by Henry Scott Tuke.
Santley caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1902Awards
About this person
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1834 to 1922 · aged 88
The same award as Charles
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Feliks JaniewiczBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Louisa PyneBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal