Richard Wentworth (bass-baritone)

He made his Broadway debut in 1942 at the Alvin Theatre as Dr. Bartolo in Once Over Lightly, an adaptation of Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville.

He returned to Broadway in 1946 to portray The Butcher Boy in the short lived David Raksin musical If the Shoe Fits.

He remained committed to the company through 1959 where he mainly portrayed basso buffo and comprimario roles, although he occasionally got to appear in a leading part.

While there he notably created roles in the world premieres of William Grant Still's Troubled Island (1949) and David Tamkin's The Dybbuk (1951).

Wentworth also appeared as a guest artist with other opera companies in the United States and Canada during his career.