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Mark Stone
Born (1969-06-12) 12 June 1969 (age 55)
London, United Kingdom
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Singer (baritone),
CD label director
Years active1998-present
Websitewww.markstone.info

Mark Stone is a British baritone appearing in concerts, recitals, and opera.[1]

Biography

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]

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]

In 2008 he formed the CD label Stone Records.[3]

References

  1. ^ Askonas Holt
  2. ^ Wilson's School
  3. ^ a b c Banker Mark Stone Turns Baritone, Runs Record Label: Interview - Bloomberg
  4. ^ Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Opera Studies
  5. ^ The Guardian and Observer digital archive notice to subscribers | Info | guardian.co.uk
  6. ^ The Stage / Reviews / The Gambler
  7. ^ http://cma.staging-thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2396680.ece
  8. ^ Eugene Onegin, Glyndebourne | Music | The Guardian
  9. ^ Die Fledermaus – review | Music | The Guardian
  10. ^ Broad Street Review: Opera Company’s ‘Falstaff’
  11. ^ Ionarts: Ionarts in Santa Fe: Così fan tutte
  12. ^ Giuseppe Verdi Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choir - Chamber Orchestra de laVerdi - Teatro alla Scala
  13. ^ Le Figaro - Le Figaro Magazine : À NE PAS MANQUER
  14. ^ Résumé - Mark Stone
  15. ^ Deutsche Oper Berlin: Opernaufführung \"Don Giovanni\" von Mozart - Reisenummer 123049 - Studienreisen - Rundreisen - Kurzreisen - Wochenendreisen - Oper, Operette & Ballett -...
  16. ^ Oper Köln: Gefeierte Premiere von Figaros Hochzeit | Koeln.de
  17. ^ a b c Mark Stone - Mark Stone
  18. ^ "Xerxes" av Händel - Recensioner - på scen - www.sn.se
  19. ^ Opera Schedules from The Opera Critic
  20. ^ The Marriage of Figaro: at the Aotea Centre - Life & Style - NZ Herald News
  21. ^ Berlioz: Les Troyens [The Trojans]: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  22. ^ BBC - (none) - Performance on 3 - Programme Eight - Halle Orchestra - Part One
  23. ^ Mostly Mozart Festival: The arias that time forgot. Soloists / Academy of Ancient Music / Paul Daniel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 28.07.2006 (ED)
  24. ^ Artists | Oxford Lieder
  25. ^ La straniera - 1
  26. ^ Dutton Vocalion: Archived 19 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ http://www.bamberger-symphoniker.de/115.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=275&cHash=03c1479cdd
  28. ^ 60 Jahre Münchner Rundfunkorchester: Veranstaltungen und Sendungen | Münchner Rundfunkorchester | BR-KLASSIK | Radio | BR.de
  29. ^ MacMillan: St John Passion • • Classical Music • Travel to Copenhagen, Denmark
  30. ^ http://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/deutsche-erstauffuehrung-von-james-macmillans-johannes-passion
  31. ^ A Coruña estrena en España el 'Guillaume Tell' de Rossini | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS
  32. ^ http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=c7674f39-ffd4-41b7-9758-09fc3ac81303
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