Evans, Sir Geraint (1922-1992), was a Welsh baritone whose fine voice and dramatic ability brought him international success as an opera singer. His roles as Leporello in the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni and in the title role of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff were especially noteworthy. He was also admired for his singing of the principal role in the German composer Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah.
Geraint Llewelyn Evans was born on Feb. 16, 1922, in Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan. Evans made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1948 in the role of the Night Watchman in the German composer Richard Wagner’s opera Die Meistersinger. Later, he sang in the great opera houses of Europe and America. He was knighted in 1969. He wrote an autobiography, A Knight at the Opera (1984). Evans died on Sept. 19, 1992.
