Opera He studied music at
King's College, Cambridge, although his studies were cut short by the
Second World War. In 1942 he enlisted in the
Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment and transferred to the
Royal Artillery in July 1943. On demob he took up studies once more at the
Guildhall School of Music, and his
tenor style attracted him to Jani Strasser, the chief vocal coach of the
Glyndebourne Operatic Company, resulting in small roles at the
Glyndebourne Festival Opera for several years; he made his debut as a servant in
Un ballo in maschera by
Giuseppe Verdi in 1949. He was also a member of the
Ambrosian Singers and the
Cliff Adams Singers, appearing on
Sing Something Simple for over 30 years, and chorus master at the
English National Opera in the early 1980s. His last known broadcast was appearing in the
Gilbert and Sullivan opera ''
Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride'' on
BBC Radio 2 in October 1989.
Chart success Fyson's one chart success was as one of the quartet singing the theme tune to
The Army Game, although he did not appear in the series; he opened the recording with an impression of a stereotypical
sergeant-major, and was given a credit. The recording reached number 9 in the
Disc and number 10 in the
Melody Maker singles charts in June 1958, and number 5 in the
New Musical Express and
Record Mirror charts the following month. He appeared on another charting disc, providing vocals to the track "I Like You" on the
Donovan album
Cosmic Wheels, in 1973. ==Personal life==