Trivia

Tenor opera singer

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to music.

Cardiff, Wales (June 2007)

At the height of his career - in the 1970s and 80s - Burrows starred in his own BBC Two series, Stuart Burrows Sings.

Burrows was part of the Ryan Davies Memorial Trust and gave advice to young people after listening to them sing.

In 2008, Burrows was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

As reported by Wales Online, Stuart was famous by the title King of Mozart. Some of his most famous works include Eugene Onegin, The Magic Flute, and La Sonnambula.

Burrows began his career as a teacher in Bargoed, and over the course of time, he became famous for his unique voice.

He performed Madama Butterfly in Vienna, Don Giovanni in Brussels and San Diego, and many other places, including Paris, Belgium, and at the Cardiff Festival.

His career took in the Met Opera in New York for 12 seasons and he also appeared at the Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Royal Opera House in London.

His big break came in 1965 when the composer Stravinsky asked him to sing his opera Oedipus Rex in Athens.

In his youth, Burrows could have been a professional rugby player, but turned down a contract with the Leeds Rugby League club to concentrate on singing.

He performed for the first time with the Welsh National Opera in 1963 and went on to sing at world famous La Scala in Milan.

He was recognized for his covers of Beethoven, Mozart, and others, gaining global recognition.

Burrows received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wales in 1981, a Fellowship of Trinity College, Carmarthen in 1989, and he also received an Honorary Fellowship from Aberystwyth University.