What is John Shirley-Quirk?
'''John Shirley-Quirk''' <small>[[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]]</small> (28 August 1931 &ndash; 7 April 2014) was an [[English people|English]] [[bass-baritone]]. He was a member of the [[English Opera Group]] from 1964 to 1976. He was known for performing and recording the [[opera]]tic and vocal works of [[Benjamin Britten]]. He was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] (now [[Merseyside]]). Shirley-Quirk died on 7 April 2014 in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Somerset]]. He was 82 years old.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/382195,john-shirley-quirk-has-died.aspx|title=John Shirley-Quirk has died|date=8 April 2014|accessdate=9 April 2014|work=[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]|first=Clive|last=Paget|archive-date=10 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410135440/http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/382195,john-shirley-quirk-has-died.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Shirley-Quirk-John.htm John Shirley-Quirk biography] {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirley-Quirk, John}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Bass-baritones]] [[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in England]] [[Category:English opera singers]] [[Category:People from Bath, Somerset]] [[Category:Singers from Liverpool]] {{Bio-stub}}