Shaw, John
(*1921)> BARITONE
Shaw, JohnShaw, JohnJohn Shaw (* Newcastle, NSW, 12 Oct. 1921), baritone. While working as an accountant in Newcastle, Hector Crawford suggested he move to Melbourne for lessons with Henri and Annie Portnoj, and he sang there with the National Theatre Movement Opera Co. 1945–55. After a prodigious feat in singing 15 baritone roles with the Italian Grand Opera Co. touring Australia in 1955, he was appointed principal baritone in the newly founded Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera 1956–57. He…