Sydney Rayner

Sydney Rayner was an American operatic tenor.
Born in New Orleans, Rayner went to Milan in 1924 for vocal studies, which led to his debut in 1927, in Rome, as Rodolfo in La bohème. He was often heard at the Opéra-Comique and the Berlin Staatsoper.
On May 23, 1936, the dramatic tenor made his Metropolitan Opera debut, as Don José in Carmen, opposite Bruna Castagna. He appeared with that company through 1938, in Aïda, Cavalleria rusticana, Carmen again, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Manon, Faust, and Pagliacci.
The tenor recorded for Decca and Sonabel. In 1943, Rayner sang in La forza del destino, opposite Herva Nelli, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Rayner died, aged 86, in East Patchogue, New York.