Bass-baritone

David Howes

Rigoletto

Biography

David Howes has previously appeared with Irish National Opera as Police Commissioner in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and Don Fernando in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Originally from Limerick, he began his studies there with Olive Cowpar, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music from TU Dublin Conservatoire. A member of the ensemble at Oper Köln (Cologne) for the 2023/2024 season, David is a graduate of the International Opera Studio at Oper Köln, the Irish National Opera Studio, the inaugural Wexford Factory at Wexford Festival Opera, and the Young Artist Programme with NI Opera. Oratorio performance highlights include Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shephard (WDR Funkhausorchester, Köln), Verdi’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Co-Orch Dublin). David’s opera highlights include William Parkinson in the world premiere of Frank Pesci’s The Strangers, Sciarrone in Puccini’s Tosca, Fiorello in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (Oper Köln), Envy and Ismeron in Purcell’s The Indian Queen, Abbot and Ferryman in Britten’s Curlew River (Theater Aachen), Badger and Parson in Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen (Longborough Festival Opera), Count Ceprano in Verdi’s Rigoletto (Opera Theatre Company), Marchese d’Obigny in Verdi’s La traviata (Lyric Opera Productions), and Figaro in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Zerere Arts Festival, Portugal). In February 2025, David joins the ensemble at Theater Magdeburg, where he will perform the roles of Doctor Grenvil in La traviata, Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Soldier in the world premiere of Gerald Barry’s Salome.

November 2024