sentences:  Russell was born in Great Malvern and studied singing with Gustave Garcia at the Royal Academy of Music.Russell made his stage debut in the chorus of the Agnes Huntingdon Company in New Jersey in the United States.His London debut came with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre in 1893, where he created the role of Lord Dramaleigh in the original production of "Utopia, Limited".