David Horton
Tenor
David hails from Devon and studied at the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) under the tutelage of Scott Johnson and was a grateful recipient of a scholarship from the RCS Trust. Previous training includes a BMus Hons from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and a year spent in Australia.
David’s many recent operatic appearances include Albafiorita in Salieri's La locandiera for Bampton Classical Opera, Melot/Sailor Tristan und Isolde for the Grimeborn Festival, Dr Watson Sherlock Holmes, a new commission for the Northern Opera Group, Spirit of the Wood The Snowmaiden for English Touring Opera, Marquis Ernesto in Haydn’s La vera Costanza for New Chamber Opera, Remendado Carmen for Waterperry Opera, Dancing Master Manon Lescaut and Gravedigger 1 in Kurt Weill’s The Silver Lake for English Touring Opera, Shepherd in Monteverdi’s Orfeo for Garsington Opera, Don Basilio and Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro for Mid Wales Opera, and Frederick Pirates of Penzance for the Celebrate Voice Festival.
His other roles include the title role in Bernstein’s Candide with Iford Arts Festival and Vanderdendur/Theodore Candide for West Green House Opera, Henry Crawford in Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park for Waterperry Opera, Moon/King of the East in Dove’s The Enchanted Pig (Hampstead Garden Opera), The Lover/The Friend/The Preacher in Judith Weir’s The Vanishing Bridegroom and a number of roles in English Eccentrics (British Youth Opera), Eisenstein Die Fledermaus and Tristan Le Vin Herbé (RCS Opera), and Gaudienzo Il Signor Bruschino (Raucous Rossini).
His recordings include the role of John in C.V. Stanford’s The Travelling Companion for New Sussex Opera to great critical acclaim, with performances at Cadogan Hall, London and Saffron Hall, plus a film of motets by Guillaume de Machaut, recorded and released on ETO’s ETO at Home service.
Originaire du Devon, David Horton a terminé ses études à l’Alexander Gibson Opera School du Royal Conservatoire of Scotland auprès de Scott Johnson. Il avait été auparavant diplômé du Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) à Manchester et avait travaillé une année à Sydney avec Rowena Cowley.
Parmi ses récents rôles, Albafiorita La locandiera (Salieri) pour le Bampton Classical Opera, Dr Watson pour la création mondiale de Sherlock Holmes de Lliam Paterson avec le Northern Opera Group au Leeds Opera Festival, l'Esprit des Bois Snegourotchka (Rimsky-Korsakov) pour l'English Touring Opera, Ernesto La vera constanza (Haydn) avec le New Chamber Opera, le Remendado Carmen pour le Waterperry Opera, le Maestro di ballo Manon Lescaut et le Premier Fossoyeur Der Silbersee (Kurt Weill) pour l'English Touring Opera, l'un des Bergers dans l'Orfeo de Monteverdi à Garsington, Don Basilio et Don Curzio Les Noces de Figaro pour le Mid Wales Opera ainsi que FrederickPirates of Penzance (Gilbert & Sullivan) pour le Celebrate Voice Festival.
Il a de plus chanté le role-titre dans Candide de Bernstein pour l’Iford Arts Festival, Vanderdendur/Theodore Candide pour le West Green House Opera, Henry Crawford Mansfield Park (Jonathan Dove) pour le Waterperry Opera, Moon/King of the East The Enchanted Pig (Dove) pour le Hampstead Garden Opera), The Lover/The Friend/The Preacher The Vanishing Bridegroom (Judith Weir) and a number of roles in English Eccentrics (British Youth Opera), Tristan Le Vin Herbé (RCS Opera) et Gaudienzo Il Signor Bruschino (Raucous Rossini).
Parmi ses enregistrements, John The Travelling Companion (C.V. Stanford) pour le New Sussex Opera, avec des représentations très remarquées au Cadogan Hall de Londres, ainsi qu'un film autour des motets de Guillaume de Machaut, pour ETO at Home.
Reviews | Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four | Opera Now | Northern Opera Group 2024
“David Horton as Watson brought a wide range of vocal colour, his crisp vocal production was secure and delivered excitement, confusion and earnestness.”
Reviews | Candide | Bachtrack | Iford Arts
“David Horton’s warm and inviting tenor, full of agile lyricism, gives us a naturally appealing Candide infused with the gentle magnetism of natural leadership.”
Reviews | The Travelling Companion | MusicWeb International | New Sussex Opera
“Clearly relishing the part of protagonist John, tenor David Horton is in enthusiastic bright voice giving a most committed performance.”