Allan
Clayton
tenor
BBT
Fellowship Winner
2008
Allan
Clayton was a choral scholar at St John's College, Cambridge,
before postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music, where he
was awarded an inaugural Sir Elton John Scholarship and a John Lewis
Award. He was also awarded a Maidment Scholarship, administered by
the MBF, a Star Award from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, and
The Queen's Commendation for Excellence 2007. Allan is currently a
member of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme and was awarded a
2008 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and the John Christie Award
following his highly successful debut in the title role Albert
Herring at the 2008
Glyndebourne Festival. He was nominated for the 2009 South Bank Show
Breakthrough Award. On stage, Allan's roles have included Lampwick
in Jonathan Dove's Pinocchio
for Opera North; the title role Peter
Grimes; Tamino (The
Magic Flute);
Prologue/Quint (Turn of the
Screw); Belfiore (La
finta giardiniera); the
title role in Rameau's Dardanus.
This season he makes his debut at the Opèra de Comique, Paris
as Albert Herring,
sings his first Belmonte
(Die Entführung aus dem
Serail) and Ferrando (Così
fan tutte) both for Opera
North, whilst later next year he will record Cassio (Otello)
with the LSO under Sir Colin Davis. Recent concert engagements have
included appearances with many of the UK's leading orchestras in
venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House, and the
Royal Festival Hall whilst Allan has also performed at the BBC Proms,
Cheltenham Music Festival (with pianist Paul Lewis) and regularly in
recital at the Wigmore Hall.
Photograph taken by Jack Liebeck
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