Malvasia companies occasionally use the name "Malvasia" or "Malvazia" for non-vintage Madeiras, especially those primarily marketed to Portuguese-speaking countries. English historical tradition associates Malmsey wine with the death of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV of England. Following his conviction for treason, he was "privately executed" at the Tower on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower, and soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. Malvasia Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the
David Butt Philip the role of Pang in Puccini's "Turandot" in 2014, Servant in "Capriccio", Apparition of a Youth in "Die Frau Ohne Schatten" and Commissary in "Dialogues des Carmelites". He sang Rodolfo in "La Bohème" with English National Opera at the London Coliseum in Autumn 2014 and with English Touring Opera in Spring 2015. He sang Grigori in Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera House in March 2016 ("strikingly well sung" according to the Guardian), and will sing Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly" with ENO in Summer 2016. Butt Philip is represented by the agency Ingpen and Williams. David Butt Philip David Butt