Searching for the ‘Multiplicity of Meaning in Music’ Joni Mitchell, the Smiths, Bach, Handel and Hammerstein: just a few of the influences that shaped rising star countertenor Hugh Cutting’s early musical experiences. Hugh was the first countertenor to win the
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‘A Musical Hope That Endures Through Everything’ American tenor Michael Spyres’ formidable career has taken him all over the globe, performing over 83 roles in 73 operas. His star-studded list of collaborators and jam-packed concert schedule keep him busy with
“Consistency is the Key to Confidence” A tenor of ‘thrilling vocalism’ (The Stage) and ‘technical perfection’ (The Arts Desk), SeokJong Baek has quickly made a name for himself as one of the most accomplished young singers of his generation. Turandot:
‘We Have To Embrace Our Own Route And Do What Seems Right’ Described as ‘radiant’ [The Times] and with a ‘freshness of tone, superb control and subtle sensuality’ [The Guardian], British soprano Carolyn Sampson has achieved international acclaim from the
“Subtle Colours and Responsibility to the Audience” Baritone Andrè Schuen found his way to singing, in his own words, ‘quite late on’. Growing up playing the cello in his small hometown of La Val, nestled in Northern Italy at the
‘All I care about is making good music and singing it well’ Young British tenor Laurence Kilsby is no stranger to success: having won first prizes at the 2023 Heidelburger Frühling Festspiele’s “Das Lied”, 2022 Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song and
‘So Much to Discover’ UK-based Spanish soprano Lorena Paz Nieto is equally at home in the worlds of opera and song. As well as already landing leading roles in operas by Donizetti, Mozart, Handel, and Britten, Lorena is a previous
Communicate Something Somehow to Everyone All the Time Tenor Nicholas Mulroy started his singing career in his native Liverpool’s cathedral choir, and after a hiatus from singing in his teen years, joined the chapel choir of Clare College, Cambridge, where