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Sir George Power

Singer and actor

Died when: 81 years 298 days (981 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Sir George Power

Sir George Power, 7th Baronet (24 December 1846 – 17 October 1928) was an operatic tenor known for his performances in early Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, most famously creating the roles in London of Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S.

Pinafore (1878) and Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (1880).He later became a noted voice teacher and continued to perform, mostly at society events.

On the death of his elder brother, in 1903, he became the seventh baronet of Kilfane.


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