Robert Tear
Actor
Born Mar 8, 1939 · Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
Active 1966–2011 · Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Robert Tear, CBE was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s.
Filmography
Turandot (2002) - AltoumThe Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)Der Rosenkavalier (1985) - ValzacchiThe Marriage of Figaro (1994) - Don BasilioThe Turn of the Screw (1982) - Quint (voice)Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1992) - Schäbiger Mann (singing voice)Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (1994) - Don BasilioBilly Budd (1966)Britten: Death in Venice (1990)The Makropulos Case (1995) - Hauk-ŠendorfAlban Berg - Lulu (1986) - The painterIdomeneo (1969) - Arbace