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Kenneth Sandford (28 June 1924 – 19 September 2004) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. After service the Royal Air Force during World War II, Sandford turned away from a career in art and studied singing. He performed in musical theatre in the West End and on tour between 1950 and 1956, including 800 performances starring in a revue called ''Jokers Wild'' with The Crazy Gang. He also began a concert career. In 1957, he was engaged by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and immediately began to perform eight principal roles in repertory, including Pooh-Bah in ''The Mikado''. He remained with the company for 25 years until it closed, also making about twenty recordings with the company, and several recordings for Readers' Digest and others. In later years, Sandford continued to tour in and direct Gilbert and Sullivan productions, often with his former D'Oyly Carte colleague Roberta Morrell. After The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival was established in 1994, he often performed and lectured for the festival's audiences and held master classes for its performers. ==Beginnings== Kenneth Sandford was born Kenneth Parkin in Godalming, Surrey and raised in Sheffield, where his father became landlord of a pub.〔(''The Daily Telegraph'' obituary ), 11 October 2004〕 Sandford hoped to be an artist, studying painting at the College of Arts and Crafts in Sheffield, where he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London.〔Stone, David. (Kenneth Sandford ) at the Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company website, 21 September 2004, accessed 6 April 2009〕 After he returned from service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he attended that college, but he took up singing and became intrigued by the theatre.〔Forbes, Elizabeth. (Kenneth Sandford obituary, ) ''The Independent'', 23 September 2004〕 He began to perform in musicals, concerts and oratorios and switched to opera school.〔 At this time he adopted his mother's maiden name as his professional surname, believing that Parkin "hardly rang with theatrical overtones."〔Morrell, p. 10〕 Sandford played roles in several shows in the West End and on tour between 1950 and 1956, including ''Carousel'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1950–51) (understudying and appearing as Billy Bigelow); on tour as Count Igor Staniev in ''King's Rhapsody''; as Sandy Twist in ''Paint Your Wagon'' at His Majesty's Theatre (1953–54); in ''Kismet'' (understudying and going on for Alfred Drake) and 800 performances starring in a revue called ''Jokers Wild'' with The Crazy Gang at Victoria Palace Theatre (1954–56).〔〔(Kenneth Sandford profile ) at the Memories of the D'Oyly Carte website〕〔 In April 1955, he appeared in the Royal Variety Show supporting The Crazy Gang in a bill that featured Gracie Fields, George Formby and the young team of Morecambe and Wise.〔''The Manchester Guardian'', 10 March 1955, p. 5〕 He also sang in concert as a tenor during this period, including a Wigmore Hall recital in April 1951 in songs by composers as diverse as Wolf-Ferrari, Rachmaninoff and Medtner.〔Morrell, p. 12〕〔''The Times'', 9 April 1951, p. 6〕 In 1952, he married Pauline Joyce, and the couple had a son and a daughter.〔(Kenneth Sandford obituary, ) ''The Times'', 14 September 2004〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenneth Sandford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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