Robin Blaze
British opera singer
Robin Blaze (born 11 January 1971) is a British countertenor.
Early life
He was born in Manchester, England. He is the son of Peter Blaze, who is a professional golfer, by the same's wife Christine. Blaze and his brother Mark grew up in Shadwell, near Leeds, and he was educated at Leeds Grammar School, Uppingham School, and Magdalen College, Oxford. At Uppingham School Blaze was taught by the celebrated countertenor John Whitworth.
Having made his first solo recordings as a treble with Stephen Lomas, Blaze was both a chorister and an academical clerk at Magdalen College, where he recorded with the Dufay Consort. After graduating, he won a scholarship for postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Michael Chance and Ashley Stafford. After completing his education, he became professor of Vocal Studies at the Royal College of Music. He has also studied flute, piano, and organ.
Opera
His opera roles have included:
Anfinomo in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon)
Narciso in Handel's Agrippina (Karlsruhe)
Unulfo in Handel's Rodelinda (Broomhill Opera Festival, produced by Jonathan Miller)
Athamas in Handel's Semele (Royal Opera House and English National Opera, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras AC CH CBE)
Didymus in Handel's Theodora (Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Arsamenes in Handel's Xerxes (English National Opera)
Hamor in Handel's Jephtha (English National Opera and also Welsh National Opera)
Bertarido in Handel's Rodelinda (Glyndebourne Touring Opera and Handel Festival Göttingen)
Rinaldo in Handel's Rinaldo (Handel Festival Göttingen)
Oberon in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (English National Opera)
Rupert Brooke in Geraint Lewis's A Shining Piece
Performances
Blaze has performed with conductors including Harry Christophers, Stephen Cleobury, John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Richard Hickox, David Hill, Christopher Hogwood, René Jacobs, Robert King, Ton Koopman, Nicholas Kraemer, Gustav Leonhardt, Paul McCreesh, Nicholas McGegan, Trevor Pinnock, and Masaaki Suzuki.
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