- Lloyd, Edward
[E] Lloyd, Edward, teuor vocalist, born in
London, March 7, 1845. Son of Richard
Lloyd (noticed later), and Louisa, his wife.
born Hopkins {q.v.). Chorister at Westmin-
ster Abbey under James Turle, leaving at fif-
teen, and after a year passed at a school at
Southwark, joined his mother at Clieltenham,
where lie remained until 18G5. He then sang
at a church in Belsize Park, London, for a
short time, obtaining an appointment at
Trinity College, Cambridge in 1866. A year
later he went to St. Andrew's, Wells Street,
London, and shortly afterwards was ajopointed
a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, St. James's,
an office he resigned in a few years. He was
now becoming known as a concert singer,
taking part in the performance of Beethoven's
Choral Fantasia at the Oratorio Concerts,
March 9, 1870. His first great opportunity
came with the Gloucester Festival of 1871,
when he distinguished himself in Bach's Mat-
thew Passion. He has sung at every meeting
of the Three Choirs since that time save the
years 1875, 6, and 9, while his connection
with the Norwich Festivals dates from 1872.
He has been principal tenor at the Leeds Fes-
tivals since 1874 ; and has sung at every Bir-
mingham Festival from 1876. At other Festi-
vals and Concerts he has been constantly
heard, and has created the tenor part in most
of the great works of recent times. As a sin-
ger of Wagner's music he is unsurpassed. He
has visited America on several occasions, from
the Cincinnati Festival of 1888, and has sung
in Brussels and Paris.[+] His father, Richard Lloyd, born at Vaux-
hall, March 12, 1813, was a tenor singer of re-
pute, and became a vicar choral of Westm inster
Abbey. Hedied, June 28, 1853. Hf.nry Lloyd,
a younger brother of Edward, appeared as a
tenor singer for a short time 1889-90; and E.
Turner Lloyd, sou of Edward Lloyd, studied
pianoforte under JMadume Schumann, and
singing under P. Walker; appeared as a voca-
list ; toured in America, 1892-3 ; and is now a
professor of singing at the R.A.M.entry id: 250-R-61
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