Charles Daniels (tenor)
English tenor known for baroque and Evangelist roles.
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Charles Daniels, an English tenor, is best known for his baroque music performances. He frequently appears as a soloist with The King's Consort, and has recorded over 25 albums with them on the Hyperion label.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 1960 in Salisbury
- Number of solo recordings
- Over 80
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Biography
Charles Daniels, a tenor born in Salisbury in 1960, began his musical path as a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, later attending Winchester College. He returned to King's College as a choral scholar, studying Natural Sciences and Music, before moving to the Royal College of Music to train under Edward Brooks with a Foundation Scholarship. His concert and recording work covers a wide historical range, from medieval pieces to modern composers like Luigi Nono and Benjamin Britten.
In December 2001, he performed as tenor soloist in Wojciech Kilar's Missa pro pace at the Vatican before Pope John Paul II. Daniels is most recognized for his Baroque performances, especially as the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew and St John Passions; by 2016, he was considered likely the world's finest in that role. He has appeared frequently at Wigmore Hall and the BBC Proms, as well as festivals across Europe and North America. His opera credits include Purcell's The Fairy-Queen at Aix-en-Provence, the New York premiere of Lully's Atys, and the title role in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo for its Montreal premiere.
He spent sixteen years with the early music ensemble the Orlando Consort. Daniels also teaches early music performance practice at the Ringve Museum's International Summer Course in Norway.
Recordings
Daniels has made over 80 recordings as a soloist. Among them are Lute Songs with Nigel North on ATMA, Handel's Messiah with the Gabrieli Consort & Players conducted by Paul McCreesh on Archiv, and John Gay's The Beggar's Opera with The Broadside Band conducted by Jeremy Barlow on Hyperion. He appears on Handel's The Choice of Hercules with The King's Consort conducted by Robert King on Hyperion. The Montreal Baroque festival released a recital disc titled Orfeo Fantasia with Daniels singing excerpts from Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and songs by Dowland, Monteverdi, Hume, Caccini, and Guédron on ATMA.
He recorded Sweet Stay Awhile of John Dowland songs with lutenist David Miller on EMI Classics. He sang on Bach's Magnificat & Easter Oratorio with the Taverner Consort conducted by Andrew Parrott on EMI Classics. He appears on Purcell's The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs Volumes 1–8 with the King's Consort conducted by Robert King on Hyperion. He is on The Earliest Songbook in England with Gothic Voices conducted by Christopher Page on Hyperion.
He sang the Evangelist in a recording of J. S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion with the J. S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz. He also appears on Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Vêpres aux Jésuites with the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne conducted by Michel Corboz on Cascavelle.
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