{"id":2076,"date":"2022-01-26T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertgilder.co\/test\/wp\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2076"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:34:36","slug":"simon-thorpe","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"http:\/\/robertgilder.co\/test\/wp\/portfolio-item\/simon-thorpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Thorpe"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2ev6rg-0dd5e43d1ca636888ddb8320daa86fe3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-jyu5ntxp-ee1bee54447a46a3360510eb5b92e8c2 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_layout_row  av-cell-min-height av-cell-min-height-100 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av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Simon Thorpe<\/h4><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>baritone<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyu5n7gm-4f32161c5e851cbe56e2205cd443b85a\">\n.flex_cell.av-jyu5n7gm-4f32161c5e851cbe56e2205cd443b85a{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground:url(http:\/\/robertgilder.co\/test\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0457-760x1030.jpg) 0% 0% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-jyu5n7gm-4f32161c5e851cbe56e2205cd443b85a{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-jyu5n7gm-4f32161c5e851cbe56e2205cd443b85a av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  avia-full-stretch'  ><div 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<em><strong>PAGLIACCI<\/strong>,<\/em> Alfio <em><strong>CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA<\/strong>,<\/em> Zurga <em><strong>LES P\u00caCHEURS DES PERLES<\/strong><\/em>, Lescaut <em><strong>MANON LESCAUT<\/strong>, <\/em>Sharpless <em><strong>MADAMA BUTTERFLY<\/strong>, <\/em><em>Michele\u00a0<\/em> <em><strong>IL TABARRO<\/strong>, <\/em>Germont <em><strong>LA TRAVIATA<\/strong>, <\/em>Ankerstr\u00f6m <em><strong>UN BALLO IN MASCHERA<\/strong>, <\/em>Telramund and Der Heerrufer des K\u00f6nigs <em><strong>LOHENGRIN<\/strong>, <\/em>Melot <strong><em>TRISTAN UND ISOLDE<\/em><\/strong>, Kothner <em><strong>DIE MEISTERSINGER VON N\u00dcRNBERG<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pizarro <strong><em>FIDELIO<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Further roles in Simon Thorpe\u2019s repertoire are Ford <em><strong>FALSTAFF<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em> Il Conte di Luna <strong><em>IL TROVATORE<\/em><\/strong>, Escamillo <em><strong>CARMEN<\/strong>, <\/em>Belcore <em><strong>L&#8217;ELISIR D&#8217;AMORE<\/strong>, <\/em>Pacheco <em><strong>IN\u00c9S DE CASTRO\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(James MacMillan), Salerio<strong> <em>THE MERCHANT OF VENICE <\/em><\/strong>(Andr\u00e9 Tchaikowsky), Manfredo <strong><em>L&#8217;AMORE DEI TRE REI <\/em><\/strong>(Italo Montemezzi), Donald <strong><em>BILLY BUDD<\/em><\/strong>, Marullo <em><strong>RIGOLETTO<\/strong>, <\/em>Marcello <em><strong>LA BOH\u00c8ME<\/strong><\/em>, Roucher<em>\u00a0 <strong>ANDREA CH\u00c9NIER<\/strong>,\u00a0 <\/em>Le Duc <em><strong>ROM\u00c9O ET JULIETTE<\/strong><\/em>\u201a The Steward <em><strong>FLIGHT<\/strong>, <\/em>The Forester <em><strong>THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN<\/strong>, <\/em>Montano <em><strong>OTELLO<\/strong>,<\/em> Kuligan <em><strong>KAT&#8217;A KABANOVA<\/strong>, <\/em>Guglielmo <em><strong>LE VILLI<\/strong>, <\/em>John The Butcher <strong><em>HUGH THE DROVER <\/em><\/strong>(Vaughan Williams) and Private Willis <em><strong>IOLANTHE<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career<strong> Simon Thorpe <\/strong>has worked with the major British regional companies on numerous occasions including Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and Opera North.\u00a0 He has also had repeated engagements with Opera Holland Park, English Touring Opera, Longborough Festival Opera, Dorset Opera, Lyric Opera, Dublin and Cork Opera.\u00a0 Overseas he has performed with Op\u00e9ra Toulon, Teatro Nacional de S\u00e4o Carlos, Lisbon, Opera Australia and State Opera of South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Thorpe sings regularly in concert at major venues throughout the country including the Barbican Hall\u201a Queen Elizabeth Hall\u201a South Bank, London, the Royal Albert Hall (including the BBC Proms)\u201a St John\u2019s\u201a Smith Square\u201a and the Bridgewater Hall\u201a Manchester.\u00a0 Performances have included appearances with Chelsea Opera Group, the Choir of King\u2019s College\u201a Cambridge\u201a and the Hall\u00e9 Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>His extensive concert repertoire includes Beethoven <em>Symphony No 9<\/em>, Brahms <em>Ein deutsches Requiem,<\/em> Elgar <em>The Kingdom <\/em>and<em> Dream of Gerontius<\/em>, Mendelssohn <em>Elijah,<\/em> Orff <em>Carmina Burana,<\/em> Puccini <em>Messa di Gloria<\/em>, Rossini <em>Stabat Mater<\/em>, Stainer <em>Crucifixion,<\/em> Stanford <em>Songs of the Fleet<\/em> and <em>Songs of the Sea,<\/em> Schubert <em>Mass in G<\/em>, Vaughan Williams <em>Sea Symphony<\/em>, Tippett <em>A Child of our Time,<\/em> Walton <em>Belshazzar\u2019s Feast<\/em>, and works by Faur\u00e9, Finzi, Handel, Haydn and Mozart. He has appeared on the concert platform with major orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the The RTE National Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n<p>Simon Thorpe\u2019s recordings include Second Mate \/ Arthur Jones <strong><em>BILLY BUDD<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>with Kent Nagano and the Hall\u00e9 Orchestra for Erato and Duclou <strong><em>ZAZ\u00c0<\/em><\/strong>(Ruggero Leoncavallo) with Maurizio Benini and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Opera Rara.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Tasmania\u201a Simon Thorpe studied at the Guildhall School of Music\u201a where he was awarded the Harold Rosenthal Prize. 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