Edgar Evans

Edgar Evans (9 June 1912 – 22 February 2007) was a Welsh opera singer. His most famous role was Hermann in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Evans was born in Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, Wales. In all, he sang some 45 roles—most of them major ones—at Covent Garden from 1946, when, as one of its three principal tenors, he became a founder member of the Cov… More