David Soar Bass Baritone
David was born in Nottinghamshire and studied organ and singing at the Royal Academy of Music. After working as a freelance organist, singer and conductor, including the post of Director of Music at All Saints Parish Church, Kingston, he joined the Chorus of Welsh National Opera, where he also performed a number of roles including Captain/Zaretsky Eugene Onegin, Doctor Grenvil La Traviata, Bertrand Iolanta and Sarastro The Magic Flute. After studying at the National Opera Studio David re-joined WNO as an Associate Artist, where roles include Colline La Boheme, Zuniga Carmen, Bonze Madam Butterfly, Brander The Damnation of Faust, Bass The Seven Deadly Sins, Ferrando Il Trovatore , Alidoro La Cenerentola and currently Sarastro The Magic Flute and Prince Gremin Eugene Onegin.
Other roles include Banquo Macbeth and Zaccaria Nabucco, Ceprano Rigoletto and Baron Douphol La Traviata for Opera Holland Park, and Donner Das Rheingold for Lucerne Festival.
Concert repertoire includes Messiah, Creation, Elijah, Mozart and Brahms Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9, Verdi’s Requiem, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and The Apostles, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Stanford’s Songs of the Fleet, Bach’s Mass in B minor, St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio and numerous cantatas including Ich habe genug for solo bass. Future plans for WNO include The King Aida, Lodovico Otello and the title role Le nozze di Figaro, Alvise La Gioconda for Opera Holland Park, and performances of Beethoven’s Symphony no.9 with the Bamberg Symphoniker.