John Shirley-Quirk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Shirley-Quirk

English bass-baritone

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2014

Profession: composer, singer, opera singer, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone.
A member of the English Opera Group during 1964–76, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these and other works under the composer's direction.
He also sang and recorded a wide range of works by other composers, ranging from Handel through Tchaikovsky to Henze.