ABOUT
DAVID
British-Spanish baritone and composer, David grew up in Oxfordshire, initially training as a first study pianist before turning to opera at 18.
David received a place to study on the prestigious Joint Course Programme between the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College Music, completing two degrees across four years at the two institutions. David received First Class Honours from both institutions before entering into a Master's degree in singing and composition at the RNCM, where he is generously supported by the Ann Gerrard Foundation and is a recipient of the Sybil Tutton Opera Award.
David studies with Mark Wildman and previously with Andrew Heggie. He is praised for the warm, brilliance of his tone and his dynamic acting skills that bring naturality and drama to the stage.
Recent credits include: Figaro, (Le nozze di Figaro, The Hallé, excerpts), Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen, RNCM), Léandre (L'amour des trois oranges, RNCM), Leporello (Don Giovanni, Flat Pack Music), Escamillo (Carmen, Oxford Opera Society), L'imperial commissario (Madama Butterfly, Dorset Opera), Father Frost (The Snowmaiden, RNCM). David will join The Grange Festival for their 2026 season, covering Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème, The Captain in Eugene Onegin and singing chorus.
Repertoire
G. Bizet
Carmen
Escamillo
B. Britten
Billy Budd
Billy Budd (excerpts)
The Rape of Lucretia
Tarquinius (excerpts)
J. Dove
Mansfield Park
Edmund Bertram (scenes)
L. Janáček
The Cunning Little Vixen
Forester
W. A. Mozart
Don Giovanni
Leporello
Masetto
Le nozze di Figaro
Bartolo/Antonio
Figaro (excerpts)
Così fan tutte
Guglielmo (scenes)
Die Zauberflöte
2nd Armed Man
Papageno (excerpts)
S. Prokofiev
L’amour des trois oranges
Léandre
G. Puccini
La bohème
Benoit/Alcindoro
Madama Butterfly
L’imperial commissario
N. Rimsky-Korsakov
The Snow Maiden
Father Frost