The role of Ramiro will be performed by the hugely talented Michael Temporal Darell. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Raymond Connell, Marcus van den Akker and James Baillieu.
Recent performance highlights include, a return to New Sussex Opera to perform with Sir John Tomlinson, solo recital at Am Hof 8 in Vienna, and a recital with legendary pianist Leslie Howard. Baritone solos in Carmina Burana and Brahms Requiem under the baton of John Lubbock, his role debut as Valentin in Faust for New Sussex Opera, Bach cantatas at the Royal Academy of Music under the baton of Masaako Suzuki, The Prisoner for Gardner’s new opera ‘The Prisoner’ with libretto by author and historian Matthew Green and directed by Eleanor Burke, Troll in Waley-Cohen’s ‘Witch’ for Royal Academy Opera directed by Polly Graham and conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth, Cox (Cox and Box) at the Reform Club for Opera at Home, Earl Mountararat (Iolanthe) for Green Opera directed by Eleanor Burke, King Alfred in Gardner’s ‘A New England’ at the Royal Academy of Music and Téte á Téte Opera Festival, Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) for Opera Scenes at the Royal Academy of Music directed by Franciska Ery. Michael was also a Southrepps Festival Young Artist in 2022.
We caught up with Michael to find out more:
When did you start singing and what drew you to singing as a career?
I started singing lessons when I was seven just because I enjoyed it. The combination of acting and the feeling of singing opera drew me to the career. I look forward to the day where I can sing and act on stage as much as possible!
What are you up to at the moment?
Presently, I am taking some time out from Conservatoire to gain as much performance experience as possible. I hope to join a Young Artist Programme in Europe in the coming seasons.
What do you feel you might gain from this experience with ERSO?
The role of Ramiro is a role that I will sing for a long time. It’s quite well suited to my voice so the opportunity to learn it and perform with a great orchestra is really great. I also am really looking forward to collaborating with the wonderful musicians involved in this project!
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