Biography
Robert Joseph Gard (7 March 1927 – 20 March 2021) was a British-born Australian operatic tenor. He was a leading singer with Opera Australia, and he was particularly associated with the role of Aschenbach in Benjamin Britten's Death in Venice. He premiered the role in Australia, and he sang the role in Tony Palmer's 1981 film of the opera after the originator of the role, Peter Pears, was incapacitated.
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The Duke of Plaza Toro
The Gondoliers (1990)
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Gustav von Aschenbach
Death in Venice (1981)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-03-07
Deathday2021-03-20 (94 years old)
CitizenshipsAustralia, United Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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