David Newman profile

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	David Newman comes from a musical family and always wanted to be a singer. He began singing professionally at the age of twelve and had lessons with Jennifer Lilleystone over a period of nine years. As a treble, David Newman appeared for several years as First and Second Boy in The Magic Flute for English National Opera both at the London Coliseum and on tour. He appeared in the contemporary opera Snatched by the Gods by Param Vir for the Nederlandse Opera in Holland and Germany, and sang the role of Davey in Harrison Birtwhistle's Yan Tan Tethera at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Aged thirteen, David sang Miles in Britten's Turn of the Screw in a production by the Royal Opera Schools at the Royal College of Music, London. At fourteen, he sang with with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at London's Royal Festival Hall for a live BBC radio broadcast of Light Sorrow by Gia Kanchelli. In the summer of 1995, David gave his last performances in Magic Flute in a UK tour by The Opera Company. In December that year, he was Cobweb in Britten’s A Midsummer Nights Dream with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis. That performance was recorded commercially by Philips. In the summer of 1997, David Newman sang his first adult role, at the Almeida Theatre, London, in a new work called Dokumentation 1 by Helmut Oehring. Oehring next wrote an opera, Requiem, with David's voice in mind and in 1998 David gave the work its world premiere at the Opera Bastille in Paris. Requiem toured Europe and was recorded live in Germany for the Col Legno label. In the same year, David toured Holland in Oehring's Polaroids. In 1999, David Newman became a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music and in September 2000 began full-time study at the Royal Academy of Music with Elizabeth Ritchie and Antony Saunders. At the RAM, he sang in choral works and opera scenes and gave solo recitals. David is a keen pianist and maintains a very high standard of keyboard performance. In July 2003, David Newman was a prizewinner in the Isabel Jay Soprano Competition. In March 2004, in his home town of Chichester, he won second prize against fifteen competitors from leading UK conservatories in the John Warner Memorial Prize competition. David took his B.Mus.(Hons.) degree at the RAM in 2004. David Newman spent a year in Switzerland, studying with Evelyn Tubb and Andreas Scholl at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.He is now based in England. Click here to see David Newman's complete curriculum vitae, 1991 to date 01.2005
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	Curriculum vitae 1991 - 2004 as boy treble and (adult voice) male soprano June/July 1991 – Glyndebourne Mozart: Die Zauberflöte First Boy understudy Glyndebourne Festival Theatre April/May 1992 – Nederlandse Opera Param Vir: Snatched by the Gods Solo part of Rakhal Amsterdam, Munich October 1992 – Opera Factory Birtwhistle: Yan Tan Tethera Solo part of Davey Queen Elizabeth Hall, London November 1992 – English National Opera Mozart: Magic Flute Role of First Boy Coliseum Theatre, London February 1993 – English National Opera Britten: Turn of the Screw Role of Miles understudy Coliseum Theatre, London March 1993 – Royal College of Music Britten: Turn of the Screw Role of Miles Royal College of Music, Britten Theatre, London June 1993 – English National Opera Mozart: Magic Flute Role of First Boy Coliseum Theatre, London July 1993 – Almeida Opera, London Roger Volans: The Man who strides in the Wind Role of Rimbaud Almeida Theatre, London September 1994 – BBC Radio Live broadcast including performance of two songs and an interview about the forthcoming ENO Magic Flute Coliseum Theatre, London October 1994 – English National Opera Mozart: Magic Flute Role of Second Boy Coliseum Theatre, London February 1995 – BBC Symphony Orchestra, New London Childrens' Choir Gia Kanchelli: Light Sorrow Solo treble role Royal Festival Hall, London. Broadcast by BBC Radio 3 June/July 1995 – The Opera Company Mozart: Magic Flute Role of 2nd Boy. London, Bath, Brighton, Edinburgh, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Richmond December 1995 – London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Role of Cobweb The Barbican Centre, London Including a CD Recording for Philips. July 1997 – Almeida Opera Helmut Oehring: Dokumentation 1 Male soprano role October 1997 – Guildhall School of Music Joseph James: Requiem after J S Bach Soloist St.James’s Church, Piccadilly, London October 1998 – Ictus Ensemble Helmut Oehring & Iris ter Schiphorst: Requiem Role: highest of three counter-tenors/male sopranos Opera de la Bastille (Paris), Festival Zeitgenoissige Musik in Donaueschingen (Germany) and Lunatheatre (Brussels) November 1998 – Asko Ensemble Helmut Oehring and Iris ter Schiphorst: Polaroids Male soprano solo Gent, Den Bosch, Amsterdam, Groningen June 1999 – LRSM Singing Performing Diploma Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music 2000 - 2004 Student performances Royal Academy of Music, University of London Since September 2002 Member of St. Peter’s Chamber Choir St. Bede’s Church, Clapham, London May 2003 – Royal Academy of Music Lunchtime recital of Debussy melodies David Josefowitz Recital Hall, London June 2003 – Isabel Jay Memorial Competition Soprano competition Fourth prize November 2003 – St John's, Smith’s Square Mozart: Requiem Member of chorus in performance with London Strings London November 2003 – Royal Academy of Music Gluck: Paride ed Elena Role of Paris Performances of Opera Scenes London March 2004 – John Warner Memorial Prize Second prize Chichester, UK May 2004 – Royal Academy of Music Mozart: La Finta Giadiniera Role of Ramiro Opera Scenes London May 2004 – Royal Academy of Music Final degree recital Awarded Bachelor of Music Degree with Honours (2:1) by University of London July 2004 – Concerts in Italy Royal Academy of Music tour Summer course in Italy, concerts based around Cinque-Terre villages 2004-2005 Student concerts in Basel and Zurich Schola Cantorum Basiliensis top back to Repertoire