John Tomlinson (bass)

John Tomlinson (bass)

Sir John Rowland Tomlinson KB CBE (born September 22, 1946) is an English bass. He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK.

Tomlinson studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. John sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera, and has appeared with all the major British opera companies. He has sung at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany every year from 1988 to 2003, as Wotan, the Wanderer, King Marke, Titurel, Gurnemanz, Hagen and the Dutchman. In 2008, he created the title role in Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House.

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 for his services to music and was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

External links

* [http://www.johntomlinson.org/ Official website]


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