Alfred Deller: a voice from the past

On the centenary of the great countertenor's birth, his grandson recalls how he came to know and love his musicTall and athletically built, debonair and with a thick goatee that he accessorised with a pipe, Alfred Deller cut a distinctive figure. Born a hundred years ago today, he was lauded around the world as the best countertenor of his time, credited with reviving a way of singing that had been dormant for a more than a century. Above all, he was the gent who entertained his young grandchild...

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