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Tom Burke (tenor) 1890-1969

British singer, trained in Italy. His career included starring roles at Covent Garden and the New York Metropolitan Opera, and recordings of opera and light music. Born in Leigh, Lancashire, he worked as a silk weaver and a miner before his training. He was known as 'The Lancashire Caruso', though his voice on recordings more closely resembles that of the earlier tenor, Tamagno. Puccini's description of Burke — "I have never heard my music more beautifully sung" — marks his gravestone in Sutton.

ref http://histclo.com/bio/b/bio-burket.html http://www.pikle.co.uk/londoncross/londoncross12.html Vose, John D. The Lancashire Caruso (1982). ISBN 0 950103616