Mark Stone (baritone)
Mark Stone | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 12 June 1969
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Singer (baritone), CD label director |
Years active | 1998-present |
Website | www |
Mark Stone is a British baritone appearing in concerts, recitals, and opera.[1]
Biography
Early life
Born in London, he studied at Wilson's School, Wallington[2] before going up to King's College, Cambridge to read Mathematics.[3] After graduating in 1990, he worked as a Chartered Accountant and as an investment banker[3] before studying singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London from 1995 to 1998.[4]
Performing
He made his operatic debut in 1998, singing the role of Escamillo for Opera North,[5] since when he has also appeared in the UK at the Royal Opera House,[6] English National Opera,[7] Glyndebourne[8] and Welsh National Opera.[9] He made his U.S. debut for the Opera Company of Philadelphia[10] and went on to sing at Santa Fe Opera.[11] Elsewhere he has sung for La Scala (Milan),[12] Opera Nationale de Montpellier,[13] Liceu (Barcelona),[14] Deutsche Oper Berlin,[15] Cologne Opera,[16] Leipzig Opera,[17] the Royal Swedish Opera,[18] Nationale Reisoper (Enschede),[19] Israeli Opera[17] and New Zealand Opera.[20]
In 2016 he premiered the role of The Count in Elena Langer's opera Figaro Gets a Divorce, at the welsh National Opera.
He appears regularly in concert, having sung with the London Symphony Orchestra,[21] the Hallé Orchestra,[22] the Academy of Ancient Music,[23] the Oxford Lieder Festival,[24] the Philharmonia Orchestra,[25] the BBC Concert Orchestra,[26] the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,[17] the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,[27] the Munich Radio Orchestra,[28] the Danish National Symphony Orchestra,[29] the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin),[30] the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y Léon[31] and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia.[32]
Record producing
In 2008 he formed the CD label Stone Records.[3] Originally created to release his own recordings, the label expanded, as Stone began to release discs from other artists, and the catalogue now includes vocal, choral, orchestral and instrumental music. Artists include American guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan with the 2015 issue of 'The Legend of Hagoromo'.[33]
Repertoire
Discography
References
- ^ Askonas Holt
- ^ Wilson's School
- ^ a b c Banker Mark Stone Turns Baritone, Runs Record Label: Interview - Bloomberg
- ^ Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Opera Studies
- ^ The Guardian and Observer digital archive notice to subscribers | Info | guardian.co.uk
- ^ The Stage / Reviews / The Gambler
- ^ http://cma.staging-thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2396680.ece
- ^ Eugene Onegin, Glyndebourne | Music | The Guardian
- ^ Die Fledermaus – review | Music | The Guardian
- ^ Broad Street Review: Opera Company’s ‘Falstaff’
- ^ Ionarts: Ionarts in Santa Fe: Così fan tutte
- ^ Giuseppe Verdi Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choir - Chamber Orchestra de laVerdi - Teatro alla Scala
- ^ Le Figaro - Le Figaro Magazine : À NE PAS MANQUER
- ^ Résumé - Mark Stone
- ^ Deutsche Oper Berlin: Opernaufführung \"Don Giovanni\" von Mozart - Reisenummer 123049 - Studienreisen - Rundreisen - Kurzreisen - Wochenendreisen - Oper, Operette & Ballett -...
- ^ Oper Köln: Gefeierte Premiere von Figaros Hochzeit | Koeln.de
- ^ a b c Mark Stone - Mark Stone
- ^ "Xerxes" av Händel - Recensioner - på scen - www.sn.se
- ^ Opera Schedules from The Opera Critic
- ^ The Marriage of Figaro: at the Aotea Centre - Life & Style - NZ Herald News
- ^ a b Berlioz: Les Troyens [The Trojans]: Amazon.co.uk: Music
- ^ BBC - (none) - Performance on 3 - Programme Eight - Halle Orchestra - Part One
- ^ Mostly Mozart Festival: The arias that time forgot. Soloists / Academy of Ancient Music / Paul Daniel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 28.07.2006 (ED)
- ^ Artists | Oxford Lieder
- ^ a b La straniera - 1
- ^ a b Dutton Vocalion: Archived 19 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.bamberger-symphoniker.de/115.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=275&cHash=03c1479cdd
- ^ 60 Jahre Münchner Rundfunkorchester: Veranstaltungen und Sendungen | Münchner Rundfunkorchester | BR-KLASSIK | Radio | BR.de
- ^ MacMillan: St John Passion • • Classical Music • Travel to Copenhagen, Denmark
- ^ http://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/deutsche-erstauffuehrung-von-james-macmillans-johannes-passion
- ^ A Coruña estrena en España el 'Guillaume Tell' de Rossini | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS
- ^ http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=c7674f39-ffd4-41b7-9758-09fc3ac81303
- ^ Stone Records
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ BR-KLASSIK – Stephen Sondheim "Sweeney Todd" · BR-KLASSIK · Produktwelten · BRshop
- ^ Catherine Zeta-Jones: The Runaway Bunny – GPR Records
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Dylan Thomas: In My Craft or Sullen Art – GPR Records
- ^ Vert-Vert - 1
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Complete Quilter Songbook Vol.I: Amazon.co.uk: Music
- ^ Entre Nous: Celebrating Offenbach - 1
- ^ The A-Z of Mozart Opera - Classical Opera
- ^ Tchaikovsky: Overtures & Fantasies: Amazon.co.uk: Music
- ^ La Serenata - 1
- ^ Ora divina - 1
- ^ The Magic Of Inspector Morse: Amazon.co.uk: Music