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Opera

Alistair is an experienced singer of contemporary chamber opera. He has sung, to critical acclaim, the role of Eddy - the ill-fated protagonist in Mark-Anthony Turnage's first opera, 'Greek' - in German for Staatsoper Hannover, and in English for the Dag in de Branding Festival (NL) and Music Theatre Wales at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden's Linbury Studio. He has also created leading roles in a variety of world premieres, most notably Raven Caller in Param Vir’s 'Black Feather Rising' for Stichting Octopus (NL), Phoebus in Jonathan Dove's 'The Day After' for Holland Opera, Achilles in Benedict Weisser's 'Penthesilea' for the Operadagen Rotterdam, Khwaja and Osamu respectively in ODD Continent's 'Homebody' and 'Morning Blossoms' (NL) , Newton Harrison in Edward Lambert's 'The Catfish Conundrum' for London's Tête à Tête Festival and Soldier in Chloé Charody's Ballet-Opera 'Magdalene' for the Dutch National Ballet. Further appearances in contemporary opera include the roles of 3rd Monk / 1st Sailor in Rob Zuidam's 'Rage d'Amours' with the Residentie Orkest conducted by Otto Tausk.

In 20th Century Opera, Alistair has sung the title role in Britten's 'Owen Wingrave' for Opera Trionfo under the baton of Ed Spanjaard, as well as Der Fischer in Blacher's 'Die Flut' for the Grachten Festival, Amsterdam.

Song

Alistair’s most recent appearances on the concert platform include recitals at Tokyo’s Oji Hall, as well as for the Spring Festival in Tokyo and the Kamakura ReSonance Concert Series, Japan.

Study

Alistair studied at the Royal College of Music in London with Kenneth Woollam, at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe with Mitsuko Shirai and Hartmut Höll, and at the Dutch National Opera Academy in Amsterdam with Margreet Honig, graduating with distinction in the title role of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' in 2008.

Awards

Alistair was a finalist in the 2012 Armel International Competition for Contemporary Opera in Szeged, Hungary