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George Britton (musician)
George Britton (19 October 1910 - 12 February 2010) was an American singer, actor, and guitarist. A classical bass-baritone, he had an active performing career in operas, concerts, and musicals during the 1930s through the 1960s. As a stage performer he is best known for succeeding Ezio Pinza in the role of Emile de Becque in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''South Pacific''. He portrayed the role for two years opposite Martha Wright as Nellie Forbush.
Britton began performing concerts of folk music in the 1950s, accompanying himself on the guitar. In 1957 he cofounded the Philadelphia Folksong Society and the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1962. In the 1960s his career moved primarily into performing folk music. He also taught guitar and voice at his studio, the George Britton Folk Studio.
==Early life and education==
Britton was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to parents of Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch descent.〔(smithsonianglobalsound.org )〕 He studied at Columbia University where he graduated with a music degree in 1932. He notably was awarded the Gold King's Crowns Award by the University his senior year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=10 AT COLUMBIA WIN GOLD KING'S CROWNS; Forty Other Students Receive the Silver Award for Activity in Non-Athletic Fields. )〕 He pursued graduate studies in voice at the Juilliard School, studying voice with Anna E. Schoen-René, a student of Pauline Viardot-García and Manuel García, earning a masters degree in 1936.〔Anna E. Schoen-René Scrapbook, Juilliard School of Music.〕 While at Juilliard he notably appeared in the New York premiere of Richard Strauss's ''Ariadne auf Naxos''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ARIADNE IN NAXOS' SUNG AT JUILLIARD; Difficult Strauss Opera Has Its New York Premiere in Student Production. )〕 and portrayed Etienne in the world premiere of Robert Russell Bennett's ''Maria Malibran'' opposite Helen Marshall in the title role and Risë Stevens as Cornelia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MARIA MALIBRAN' SUNG IN PREMIERE; New American Opera Given by Juilliard School Has New York Setting. )〕
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