Next performance:
Figaro in The Barber of Seville, at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 11th May 2012. See "future performances" tab for full details
More performances of The Barber of Seville are being added at The King's Head - watch this space for more details
Biography
Tom Bullard trained at King’s College, Cambridge, and studies with Russell Smythe. His solo work includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bach’s St John Passion, Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs and Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Mozart’s Missa Brevis in D, and numerous performances of the Requiems of Fauré and Duruflé. He was a Britten-Pears Young Artist in 2010, studying English Song with Ann Murray and Ian Partridge. He has performed for private functions at Dartmouth House, The Ritz and 10 Downing Street, and was selected to compete in the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition 2011.
On stage, his roles include Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West for OperaUpClose, Max in Demon Lover for the Grimeborn Festival, Dandini in Rossini's La Cenerentola and Figaro in The Barber of Seville, both for OperaUp Close, Peter Ivanov in Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann for Opera South, the Soldier in Tom Wiggall's opera, Alban, for Alban Opera, Smirnov in The Bear for Minotaur Music Theatre, Piquillo in La Périchole for Opera South, Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera, Adonis in Venus and Adonis and leading roles in HMS Pinafore, Ruddigore and The Sorceror. He is also an accomplished Musical Theatre performer, with appearances including Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Doody in Grease, and Lancelot du Lac in Camelot.
Tom recently spent eight years with the swingle singers, the last four as Musical Director. Under his direction the group toured through Europe, the USA, Asia, South America and New Zealand, performing in venues such as the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the Terme di Caracalla in Rome, the Philharmonic Hall in St Petersburg and the Royal Albert Hall. He spearheaded the group's work with some of the world's finest orchestras and conductors, including collaborations with Maggio Musicale, Florence, and the Vienna Philharmonic, both conducted by Zubin Mehta, the Orquesta Nacional de España under Josep Pons, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Carl Davis. He worked very closely with Antonio Pappano, preparing performances of Berio's Sinfonia with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia for the BBC Proms 2007 and the opening of the orchestra's 07-08 season in Rome, and he coached the group through the world premiere of Azio Corghi's new opera, PIA, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. His own arrangements have been recorded on a number of the group's albums, published under the group's own label, and have proved popular with choirs and ensembles worldwide, leading to a Contemporary A-Cappella Recording Award (Best Jazz Song - The Lady is a Tramp).
Tom is currently Musical Director of The Allegri Singers, a Bromley-based chamber choir, whose recent performances include Handel's Samson, and Wood's St Mark Passion, as well as works by James MacMillan, David Fanshawe, John Rutter, Francis Poulenc, Henryk Gorecki, John Tavener and Arvo Part. Future concerts include Martin Mass for Double Choir and Gorecki Miserere. Tom also teaches Singing at Westminster Under School and St Paul's School for Boys.
Recent solo projects include the Baritone solo in Steve Reich's multimedia oratorio The Cave, in Strasbourg and Dresden, the Baritone solo in Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light with the LSO at the Barbican, and solo performances with The City Waites for a BBC4 documentary on the painter William Dobson. Future engagements include further performances of The Barber of Seville for OperaUpClose, as well as Schaunard in La Boheme, and the Bass solo in the World Premiere of James MacMillan's Since it was the day of Preparation at the Edinburgh International Festival.
On stage, his roles include Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West for OperaUpClose, Max in Demon Lover for the Grimeborn Festival, Dandini in Rossini's La Cenerentola and Figaro in The Barber of Seville, both for OperaUp Close, Peter Ivanov in Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann for Opera South, the Soldier in Tom Wiggall's opera, Alban, for Alban Opera, Smirnov in The Bear for Minotaur Music Theatre, Piquillo in La Périchole for Opera South, Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera, Adonis in Venus and Adonis and leading roles in HMS Pinafore, Ruddigore and The Sorceror. He is also an accomplished Musical Theatre performer, with appearances including Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Doody in Grease, and Lancelot du Lac in Camelot.
Tom recently spent eight years with the swingle singers, the last four as Musical Director. Under his direction the group toured through Europe, the USA, Asia, South America and New Zealand, performing in venues such as the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the Terme di Caracalla in Rome, the Philharmonic Hall in St Petersburg and the Royal Albert Hall. He spearheaded the group's work with some of the world's finest orchestras and conductors, including collaborations with Maggio Musicale, Florence, and the Vienna Philharmonic, both conducted by Zubin Mehta, the Orquesta Nacional de España under Josep Pons, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Carl Davis. He worked very closely with Antonio Pappano, preparing performances of Berio's Sinfonia with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia for the BBC Proms 2007 and the opening of the orchestra's 07-08 season in Rome, and he coached the group through the world premiere of Azio Corghi's new opera, PIA, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. His own arrangements have been recorded on a number of the group's albums, published under the group's own label, and have proved popular with choirs and ensembles worldwide, leading to a Contemporary A-Cappella Recording Award (Best Jazz Song - The Lady is a Tramp).
Tom is currently Musical Director of The Allegri Singers, a Bromley-based chamber choir, whose recent performances include Handel's Samson, and Wood's St Mark Passion, as well as works by James MacMillan, David Fanshawe, John Rutter, Francis Poulenc, Henryk Gorecki, John Tavener and Arvo Part. Future concerts include Martin Mass for Double Choir and Gorecki Miserere. Tom also teaches Singing at Westminster Under School and St Paul's School for Boys.
Recent solo projects include the Baritone solo in Steve Reich's multimedia oratorio The Cave, in Strasbourg and Dresden, the Baritone solo in Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light with the LSO at the Barbican, and solo performances with The City Waites for a BBC4 documentary on the painter William Dobson. Future engagements include further performances of The Barber of Seville for OperaUpClose, as well as Schaunard in La Boheme, and the Bass solo in the World Premiere of James MacMillan's Since it was the day of Preparation at the Edinburgh International Festival.