Background
DEAN, Stafford was born on June 20, 1937 in Surrey. Son of Eric E. Dean and Vera S. Bathurst.
DEAN, Stafford was born on June 20, 1937 in Surrey. Son of Eric E. Dean and Vera S. Bathurst.
Epsom College, Royal College, of Music and pvtly. with Howell Glynne and Otakar Kraus.
choral works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Verdi.Debut as Lictor in L"lncoronazione di Poppea 1963. Under contract to Sadlers Wells Opera/English National Opera 1964-1970. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden since 1969, debut as Masetto in Don Giovanni.
International debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Stuttgart 1971.
Guest appearances with Metropolitan Opera, New York, Chicago Lyric. San Francisco, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Vienna, Paris, Turin operas et cetera
Specializes in Mozart bass repertoire. Bass soloist in world premier of Penderecki Requiem, Stuttgart 1984.
Concert appearances in choral works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Verdi.
Married 1st Carolyn J. Lambourne in 1963, Anne East. Howells in 1981.