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Singer of Classical, Folk and World
David was born in Chirk, North Wales. He first studied singing at the age of 16 before joining the Rhos Orpheus Male Choir. He went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music and in 1998 won the Young Welsh Singer Competition. In 1999 he represented Wales in the Cardiff Singer of the World. David joined English National Opera as a Principal Baritone in 1998 and has sung over 20 major roles for the company including Lescaut Manon Lescaut, Conte de Luna Il Trovatore, Anckarstroem Un Ballo in Maschera, Marcello La Bohème, Chou En-Lai in Nixon in China and Teddy Foran in the world premiere of The Silver Tassie.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Grimes On The Beach | Benjamin Britten, Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Robert Murray, Henry Waddington, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Christopher Gillett, Charles Rice, Stephen Richardson, Steuart Bedford, The Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus Of The Guildhall School Of Music And Drama, Britten-Pears Orchestra | 2013 | Album |
Bariton / Baritone | David Kempster | 2008 | Album |