Nigel Robson
(Tenors)
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Nigel Robson
(Tenors) Biography:
Nigel Robson’s repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to the contemporary. Recent engagements have included Aschenbach/Death In Venice, Bajazet/Tamerlano, the title role in Peter Grimes, Captain Vere/Billy Budd, the Witch/Hansel and Gretel, Laca/Jenufa, the title role in Idomeneo, Maderna’s Satyricon and Venetian Journal, and the world premiere of Make Ishi's Tojiraretta Fune, both in Europe and Japan. Recent concert appearances have included Maderna’s Venetian Journal, St John Passion, Judas Maccabeus, Jephtha, Britten's Spring Symphony, Stravinsky's Renard, Britten Serenade, Das Lied von der Erde, Britten's War Requiem, Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, and concerts with the Nieuw Ensemble in Amsterdam, Paris, Lisbon, Milan and at the Edinburgh and Huddersfield International Festivals. Nigel Robson's recordings include Handel's Tamerlano, Jephtha and Alexander's Feast (Gardiner/Phillips Classics); Monteverdi's Orfeo, Poppea and Vespers 1610 (Gardiner/Deutsche Grammophon Archiv); Tippett’s Songs for Dov (Tippett, Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Virgin Classics); Stravinsky’s Renard (Sony Classics); Mozart’s Idomeneo/Arbace (Gardiner/Deutsche Grammophon Archiv); Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia/Male Chorus (Hickox/Chandos Records); Walton’s Troilus and Cressida/Pandarus (Hickox/Chandos Records); Delius’ Mass of Life (Hickox/Chandos Records); Janacek’s Jenufa/Laca (Sir Chalres Mackerras/Chandos), and a dramatic film of Britten’s Abraham and Isaac for Dutch television. Nigel has recently premiered a project entitled ‘The Tenor Man’s Story’, which is very close to his own life and opened the 2005 Enschede Festival in Holland. At its centre is a poem written by his father about returning to Campbeltown, Scotland to see the grave of his sister Christine who died there aged two. The form of the work is a multimedia recital with integrated audio and visual projections using the works of Britten, Dufay, Cage and the Beatles, as well as piano improvisations by Howard Moody and audio compositions of his own. This flexible theatre piece is suitable for a range of different venues and is directed by Henk Schut with his Dutch company, Artery. This biography is for website use only. For a full and updated biography please email info@ingpen.co.uk Contact Details: Territories: |
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