English singer

Norman Bailey

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English singer
Awards Received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Music

Norman Stanley Bailey CBE (born 23 March 1933 in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is an operatic bass-baritone who emigrated to South Africa with his parents after the Second World War. He was married to the American soprano, Kristine Ciesinski until her death in a glider accident in 2018, and is the brother in law of mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski and the conductor Mark Powell. Bailey is currently a resident of Driggs, Idaho.

He has appeared in major roles in major opera venues, especially those in operas by Wagner.