Nick Garrett is an
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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
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, 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
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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 Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Op ...
, the
English National Opera, the
Scottish Opera and the
Opéra National de Paris
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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,
Colline
''Colline'' is a 1929 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. It has also been published as ''Hill of Destiny''. It tells the story of a small hamlet in Provence where the superstitious residents struggle against nature, as their settlement is stru ...
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
''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...
''. In 2014, he returned to ''Into the Woods'' this time playing the Baker.
References
External links
*Signum Records
Liner notes: ''Poetry Serenade'' 2008.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English opera singers
Operatic bass-baritones
Alumni of Trinity College of Music