[1] Arthur Carron studied under Florence Easton and made his operatic debut at the Old Vic as Tannhäuser in 1929.
In 1931 he became the Old Vic company's leading tenor when it moved to Sadler's Wells Theatre.
His roles at Sadler's Wells included Fra Diavolo, Manrico of Il trovatore, Radames of Aida, Cavaradossi of Tosca, and Otello.
He remained at the Metropolitan until 1946, creating the role of Nolan in Damrosch's The Man Without a Country in 1937.
He did not appear on stage himself but was involved backstage and held the auditions at his house in Bath Road.