Soloists
Iestyn Davies - Didymus
After reading Archaeology and Anthropology at St John’s College, Cambridge, Iestyn Davies studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. An esteemed Handelian, he has delighted audiences globally with his vocal agility and supreme musicianship in roles such as Bertarido, Orlando, Rinaldo, Ottone Agrippina and David Saul. Committed also to contemporary music, his intelligent and considered interpretations have led to fruitful collaborations with Thomas Adés, George Benjamin and Nico Muhly.
Highlights of the 25/26 season include Orpheus in Orpheus and Eurydice with Laurence Cummings and Opera Australia at the Edinburgh International Festival and in Australia, and with Bernard Labadie and the Canadian Opera Company; and Oberon A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Teatro Real Madrid and Deutsche Oper Berlin. He will return to Santa Fe Opera in the role of Bertarido Rodelinda conducted by Harry Bicket. Recital plans include a weekend residency at London’s Wigmore Hall celebrating John Downland’s 400th anniversary.
His recital discs have won three Gramophone Awards, and he performed on the Grammy-winning recording of Thomas Adès’s The Tempest. He is the recipient of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award and in 2017 he was awarded an MBE by the Queen for his services to music.