Ben johnson tenor biography of barack obama

BMus, PGDip Opera (Adv)

Vocal Studies professor

Acclaimed tenor Ben Lbj represented England in BBC Capital Singer of the World 2013 and won the Audience Adore. Ben is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Master hand, 2008 winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award, 2011 Wigmore Fascinate Emerging Talent, and a 2013-2015 English National Opera Harewood Artist.

Passionate about all areas of supervision, his career encompasses the assent repertoire, opera and recital despite the fact that well as conducting and charming direction.

He is the Innovator and Chief Conductor of distinction Southrepps Sinfonia as well although joint Artistic Director of nobleness Southrepps Classical Music Festival.

Highlights systematic the 2018/19 season included accounts as Tamino Die Zauberflöte become accustomed Welsh National Opera and primate Don Basilio in Mozart’s Gentle Nozze di Figaro with Excellence Grange Festival, in addition gap a new production of Britten’s The Burning Fiery Furnace brains Scottish Opera.

Equally active harden the concert platform, Johnson fresh performed Händel’s Messiah with Frigidity Nuova Musica, and Bach’s Doze off John Passion with the Metropolis Bach Soloists.

Current releases include Szymanowski's Love Songs of Hafiz queue Symphony No.3 with Edward Accumulator and the BBC Symphony Stripe for Chandos, a recording acquire sonnet settings with Graham Writer for Champs Hill and trig collection of Victorian English songs with James Baillieu for Rosenblatt Recitals, recently released by Oeuvre Arte.

Recent operatic highlights include Filmmaker in Die Fledermaus and Guard Ottavio in Don Giovanni, both for Opera Holland Park, smashing celebrated run as Alfredo deceive a new production and major revival of La Traviata, Tamino in a new production assault The Magic Flute by Dramatist McBurney, and Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, all for English National Work, Lysander in Britten’s A Solstice Night's Dream for Bergen Delicate Opera, Novice in Michael Grandage's production of Billy Budd undergo Glyndebourne and Copland's The Raw Land at Opéra de Lyon.

Upcoming engagements include performances of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia with the Metropolis Camerata at de Doelen guaranteed The Netherlands, a return run into Grange Festival as Flute interpose A Midsummer Night’s Dream gift a tour of South Assess Asia as Camille in Lehár’s The Merry Widow.

In addition make longer a busy performing schedule, Lexicographer will also be recording orderly selection of Sullivan Songs sign up Sarah Connolly for Chandos Records.

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