Richard Angas

Richard George Angas (18 April 1942 – 20 August 2013) was a British bass singer, particularly associated with the English National Opera, but who also sang with other UK opera companies and in Europe.

Life and career The Angas family were keen amateur musicians, and Richard, who was born in Esher in Greater London, became a chorister at the Royal School of Church Music as well as joining a local choral group. From 1960 until 1964 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and in 1965 won both the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship and the Richard Tauber Memorial Prize, before continuing his studies in 1965 and 1966 with Ilse Rapf and Erik Werba at the Vienna State Academy, and finally with Josephine Veasey.

Angas's debut was as Lodovico in Otello for Scottish Opera in 1966.

The magazine Opera commented that "his gravelly yet vivid bass, great verbal acuity and 6'7" frame all contributed to an instantly recognizable stage presence",