Three Tenors in Concert

Paul Badley · Gareth Dafydd Morris · Jeff Stewart
with pianist Ben Saul

An evening of glorious music awaits as three outstanding tenors – Paul Badley, Gareth Dafydd Morris and Jeff Stewart – join forces with acclaimed pianist Ben Saul for a celebration of opera, song and oratorio.

The Artists

Paul Badley (tenor)
With a distinguished career spanning more than thirty years, Paul Badley has appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s most celebrated conductors, including Richard Hickox, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Iván Fischer and Trevor Pinnock. He has toured and recorded with ensembles such as The Tallis Scholars, I Fagiolini and the Dunedin Consort, and performed in leading concert halls worldwide. His oratorio work includes roles such as Evangelist in Bach’s Johannes Passion in Beijing and Haydn’s Die Schöpfung at the Singapore Festival. Paul’s wide-ranging discography includes Rachmaninov’s Vespers with Tenebrae, Mozart’s Requiem with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and Percy Grainger songs with Richard Hickox.

Gareth Dafydd Morris (tenor)
A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, Gareth is a contracted principal artist with Welsh National Opera. His many roles there include Karataev and Konovitsyn (War and Peace at WNO and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), Giudice (Un Ballo in Maschera), Cherevin (From the House of the Dead), and Kaherdin (Le Vin Herbé). Elsewhere he has sung Faust (Mefistofele), Roberto Devereux (title role), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Cavaradossi (Tosca) and many more across the UK and Europe. Gareth is also in demand on the concert platform, having performed internationally and broadcast widely with the BBC NOW and BBC Philharmonic.

Jeff Stewart (tenor)
Jeff Stewart has enjoyed an extensive international career as both operatic and concert soloist. He has sung over sixty leading roles in opera across the UK, Europe, the USA, China and South Africa, embracing an extraordinarily broad repertoire. Alongside his stage work, Jeff is an accomplished interpreter of the great oratorio masterpieces and a dedicated educator, serving as a member of the vocal faculty at the Royal College of Music.

Ben Saul (piano)
Ben Saul is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting vocal accompanists of his generation. Alongside his flourishing career as a pianist, he has served as a church musician at some of London’s most prominent institutions, including St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, and All Saints’ Blackheath. He is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a practising music therapist. Equally at home in classical song and jazz, Ben brings warmth, sensitivity and brilliance to his collaborations.

A Concert Not to Be Missed

This concert brings together three tenors with exceptional artistry and experience, supported by a pianist of rare versatility. From the passion of Italian opera to the beauty of sacred song, this promises to be an evening filled with drama, lyricism and unforgettable music-making.