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PETER LYON
Peter was born with the songs of Gilbert and Sullivan flowing in his veins, yet he did not sing in public until he was 17 - indeed he hardly sang at all.
His father had enthusiastically participated in amateur productions, but he took a 20-year rest that started before Peter was born, and he went back to the stage when Peter was in his teens. "About a year after he restarted, I joined him, and I did a very wide range of parts."
At this time, Peter tried a variety of careers. "I trained as an apprentice engineer. I also worked in the fashion trade. You name it - I've done it!"
At last he decided to make his living by doing the thing he really enjoyed doing - Singing opera. He started his training at the London Opera Centre at the age of 22 - "which is a bit late".
After the course there, he became a freelance opera singer. "Small parts and understudying to start with. I did 2 years with the Scottish Opera. And I also worked at the English National Opera, Phoenix Opera, Glyndebourne and the Camden Opera Festival. I was a founder member of the English Music Theatre."
Peter joined the Company at the start of 1979, settling in during the Sadler's Wells season. He had a fine singing voice on stage, and a lively sense of humour both on and off stage - so he settled in rapidly.
