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Titterton's career was mainly in the concert hall, though he was also a prolific broadcaster and recording artist for Vocalion, Broadcast, Columbia and Decca. Most titles were recorded under his own name, but he also used the pseudonyms 'Francesco Vada' and 'Norton Collyer'. Like many British singers
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and others in Birmingham before studying singing with Ernesto Beraldi and Charles Victor in London. He then left his stage career to work as a song recitalist and in Oratorio in Britain and Holland. He later became a sought-after singing teacher in London.
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Radio interview 1988), Titterton always travelled with 'a sort of apothecary's case' and would produce medicines for anyone's ailments.
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Titterton trained originally as an actor and was a member of The Pilgrim Players (which became the
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recitals. A Birmingham City Choir website lists some typical dates and casts for performances of
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In addition Titterton undertook some film roles, including parts in
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of the mid-twentieth century. He was noted for his musicianship.
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between 1932 and 1935, the first two to her own accompaniment.
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