In the army during World War II, he joined the Entertainments Unit in India and performed operatic arias.
He was encouraged by Thomas Beecham, and was included on his 1952 recording of A Mass of Life Craig was born in Shoreditch, London on 3 December 1919.
[1] Craig received early encouragement from Sir Thomas Beecham, and sang in his 1952 recording of A Mass of Life by Frederick Delius.
One of his most famous roles was Verdi's Otello, which he sang in Chicago, Vienna, Berlin, Naples, Munich, Venice, Salzburg, Turin, Lisbon, Düsseldorf.
[1][2] Charles Craig also recorded Il trovatore, The Land of Smiles, Un ballo in maschera, and The Student Prince (highlights).