Geoffrey Alan Blyth (27 July 1929 – 14 August 2007) was an English music critic, author, and musicologist who was particularly known for his writings within the field of opera. [1] [2] He was a specialist on singers and singing. [1] Born in London, Blyth's earliest musical experiences were at Rugby School. [1] He attended the music lectures of Professor Jack Westrup. [1] After graduation from Pembroke College, Oxford, where he read history, he returned to London and worked in journalism and publishing. [1] He wrote reviews, interviews, and obituaries for The Times and for Gramophone. [1] He was a long-time contributor to the British magazine Opera. [3]
He was married first to the German-born Ursula Zumloh, who died in 2000, and then to the Buddhist scholar Sue Hamilton. For the last two decades of his life, he lived in Lavenham, Suffolk. [1]
Geoffrey Alan Blyth (27 July 1929 – 14 August 2007) was an English music critic, author, and musicologist who was particularly known for his writings within the field of opera. [1] [2] He was a specialist on singers and singing. [1] Born in London, Blyth's earliest musical experiences were at Rugby School. [1] He attended the music lectures of Professor Jack Westrup. [1] After graduation from Pembroke College, Oxford, where he read history, he returned to London and worked in journalism and publishing. [1] He wrote reviews, interviews, and obituaries for The Times and for Gramophone. [1] He was a long-time contributor to the British magazine Opera. [3]
He was married first to the German-born Ursula Zumloh, who died in 2000, and then to the Buddhist scholar Sue Hamilton. For the last two decades of his life, he lived in Lavenham, Suffolk. [1]