Nick Garrett is an English

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...

. He was a member of the vocal ensemble, The Swingle Singers, and the original bass-baritone in the opera band

Amici Forever Amici Forever is a band of four classically trained singers who mix opera with pop music (operatic pop). The band's first album, '' The Opera Band'' ( 2004), reached number one on the Australian classical charts, number two on the United States ( ...

Biography

Garrett was born on 13 April 1970 in London and taught himself to play the piano at age seven. He studied singing, composition, piano and conducting at

Trinity College of Music Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...

, with further study in singing supported by a grant from the Wolfson Foundation. He then joined The Swingle Singers and toured with them internationally. After leaving The Swingle Singers, he performed in some of the world's leading opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, the English National Opera, the Scottish Opera and the

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. He has performed over fifty major roles, including

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

Figaro Figaro may refer to: Literature * Figaro, the central character in: ** ''The Barber of Seville'' (play), a 1775 play by Pierre Beaumarchais *** ''The Barber of Seville'' (Paisiello), a 1782 opera by Paisiello based on the play *** ''The Bar ...

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and Scarpia. In 2002, he became one of the founding members of Amici Forever. Garrett left the ensemble in 2005 to continue his solo career and continues to sing on the opera stage as well as recording. In 2007, Garrett played the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince in '' Into the Woods''. In 2014, he returned to ''Into the Woods'' this time playing the Baker.

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*Signum Records
Liner notes: ''Poetry Serenade''
2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Nick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English opera singers Operatic bass-baritones Alumni of Trinity College of Music