Of Anglo-Venetian parentage and bilingual, he has a particular interest in Italian repertoire. Career highlights include a performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as the title-role of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with the New London Consort under Philip Pickett and directed by Jonathan Miller; appearances at the Salzburg Festival in Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and again under John Eliot Gardiner at Basilica San Marco, Venice, in a performance recorded and distributed internationally on television; and the world premiere of Shchedrin’s Vek Moy with Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) and the Koelner Philharmonie.
Highlights this season have included Galuppi’s L'Olimpiade at La Fenice, and a return to Pinchgut Opera for his debut performance singing the title-role in Idomeneo in December 2006. Throughout 2007 the New London Consort will be embarking on an international tour of L’Orfeo with Mark Tucker in the title-role.
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