10 October 2026

Geoffrey Chard, ‘velvety’ bass-baritone who emigrated to Britain from Australia

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Geoffrey Chard, who has died aged 96, was a rich-voiced Australian bass-baritone who was once described as being to opera what Greg Chappell, the country’s great all-rounder, was to Australian cricket ...

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