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Justin Lavender (born 4 June 1951) is an [[Opera|operatic]] [[Tenor|tenor]], professor of vocal studies at the [[Royal College of Music]], visiting tutor at the [[Birmingham Conservatoire]] and a vocal consultant to the choirs of [[King’s College, Cambridge]] and [[Canterbury Cathedral]]<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today">{{cite web | url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/14664/Justin-LAVENDER | title=Debrett’s People of Today | accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref>. |
Justin Lavender (born 4 June 1951) is an [[Opera|operatic]] [[Tenor|tenor]], professor of vocal studies at the [[Royal College of Music]], visiting tutor at the [[Birmingham Conservatoire]] and a vocal consultant to the choirs of [[King’s College, Cambridge]] and [[Canterbury Cathedral]]<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today">{{cite web | url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/14664/Justin-LAVENDER | title=Debrett’s People of Today | accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref>. |
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Lavender was born on 4 June 1951 and educated at [[Bedford Modern School]], [[Queen Mary University of London|Queen Mary’s College London]] and the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]].<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today" /> Although he initially intended to train as a nuclear engineer he was persuaded by [[Peter Pears|Sir Peter Pears]] and [[Benjamin Britten]] to pursue a career in music<ref name="Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music">{{cite web | url=http://www.rcm.ac.uk/vocal/professors/profile/?id=5186 Justin Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music |
Lavender was born on 4 June 1951 and educated at [[Bedford Modern School]], [[Queen Mary University of London|Queen Mary’s College London]] and the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]].<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today" /> Although he initially intended to train as a nuclear engineer he was persuaded by [[Peter Pears|Sir Peter Pears]] and [[Benjamin Britten]] to pursue a career in music<ref name="Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music">{{cite web | url=http://www.rcm.ac.uk/vocal/professors/profile/?id=5186 Justin Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music| title=Justin Lavender | accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref>. |
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Following his debut in 1980 as Nadir in [[George Bizet|Bizet’s]] [[Les pêcheurs de perles]] at the [[Sydney Opera House]], Lavender has performed with most of the world’s finest orchestras and opera companies.<ref name="Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music" /> In addition to his [[Opera|operatic]] performances, Lavender is professor of vocal studies at the [[Royal College of Music]], an honorary professor of the [[Confucius Institute|Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University]], artistic director of [[Bearwood College|Bearwood Opera]], a visiting tutor at the [[Birmingham Conservatoire]] and a vocal consultant to the choirs of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] and [[King’s College, Cambridge]].<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today" /> |
Following his debut in 1980 as Nadir in [[George Bizet|Bizet’s]] [[Les pêcheurs de perles]] at the [[Sydney Opera House]], Lavender has performed with most of the world’s finest orchestras and opera companies.<ref name="Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music" /> In addition to his [[Opera|operatic]] performances, Lavender is professor of vocal studies at the [[Royal College of Music]], an honorary professor of the [[Confucius Institute|Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University]], artistic director of [[Bearwood College|Bearwood Opera]], a visiting tutor at the [[Birmingham Conservatoire]] and a vocal consultant to the choirs of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] and [[King’s College, Cambridge]].<ref name="Debrett’s People of Today" /> |
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Revision as of 14:05, 5 November 2014
Justin Lavender (born 4 June 1951) is an operatic tenor, professor of vocal studies at the Royal College of Music, visiting tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire and a vocal consultant to the choirs of King’s College, Cambridge and Canterbury Cathedral[1].
Lavender was born on 4 June 1951 and educated at Bedford Modern School, Queen Mary’s College London and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[1] Although he initially intended to train as a nuclear engineer he was persuaded by Sir Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten to pursue a career in music[2]. Following his debut in 1980 as Nadir in Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles at the Sydney Opera House, Lavender has performed with most of the world’s finest orchestras and opera companies.[2] In addition to his operatic performances, Lavender is professor of vocal studies at the Royal College of Music, an honorary professor of the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University, artistic director of Bearwood Opera, a visiting tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire and a vocal consultant to the choirs of Canterbury Cathedral and King’s College, Cambridge.[1]
Operatic performances
- 1980 - professional debut as Nadir in The Pearl Fishers (Sydney Opera House)
- 1990 – debut as Arnold in Rossini's Guillaume Tell (Royal Opera House)
- 1990 – debut as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte (Vienna State Opera)
- 1991 – debut and title role in Rossini's Le Comte d'Ory (La Scala Milan)
- 1993 – debut as Demodokos in Dallapiccola's Ulisse (Salzburg Festival)
- 2004 - title role in Gounod's Faust (Royal Opera House)
Concert performances
- 1988 - Schubert's Mass in E Flat (Giulini and Berlin Philharmonic)
- 1988 - Bartók's Cantata Profana (Solti and London Philharmonic)
- 1991 - Schnittke's Faust Cantata (Abbado and Vienna Symphony)
- 1996 - Gerontius (Slatkin and Philharmonia)
- 2001 - Schnittke's Faust Cantata (Slatkin and BBC)
Film
- 2002 - appeared in The Life of David Gale
Recordings
- 1983 - video of Oedipus Rex
- 1989 - audio of La Noche Triste
- 1991 – audio of La Favorite
- 1993 – audio of Messiah
- 1993 – audio of I Puritani
- 1993 – video of Mitridate
- 1994 – audio of The Wreckers
- 1994 – audio of Rossini and Donizetti arias
- 1996 – audio of Britten Song Cycles
- 1996 – audio of Bomtempo Mattutina dei Morti
- 1997 – audio of Mozart Arias
- 1998 – audio of Alceste
- 1999 – audio of War and Peace
- 2004 – audio of Schnittke Faust Cantata
- 2006 – audio of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius
- 2008 – audio of Janaček Otčenas
References
- ^ a b c "Debrett's People of Today". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b Justin Lavender’s Profile at the Royal College of Music "Justin Lavender". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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