St John (1986); Fellow, Trinity College, London (1987); Fellow University College, Swansea (1990). After his retirement from the operatic stage in 1984 (his farewell performances were as Dulcamara), he continued to work as an operatic stage director. He was more in demand abroad than at home in this capacity and directed Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, Falstaff, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Pasquale in the U.S. In 1984 Evans published his memoirs, A Knight at the Opera, written in collaboration with Noël Goodwin. A paperback edition was published the following year. Evans's final public appearance was in July 1992 (only two months before his death) at the gala to mark the closure of the old opera house at Glyndebourne, along with Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballé, Cynthia Haymon, Felicity Lott, Ruggero Raimondi, Elisabeth Söderström and Frederica von Stade. Evans died in Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, at the age of 70. A memorial service in Westminster Abbey was attended by more than 1,700 family, friends and admirers. The orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House were conducted by Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Colin Davis and Sir Edward Downes. Hymns were sung in Welsh, and lessons were read by Donald Sinden and Stuart Burrows. Among the congregation were Dame Joan Sutherland, Peter Brook, and representatives of the Welsh National Opera and the London Welsh rugby club. Notes References Conrad, Peter: A Song of Love and Death - The Meaning of Opera, Chatto and Windus, London 1987, Haltrecht, Montagu: The Quiet Showman - Sir David Webster and the Royal Opera House, Collins, London, 1975. Ustinov, Peter: Dear Me, Penguin Books, London, 1978. 1922 births 1992 deaths Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Knights Bachelor Singers awarded knighthoods Operatic bass-baritones Welsh operatic baritones Welsh bass-baritones People from Pontypridd 20th-century Welsh male opera singers Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Air Force airmen