Nathan Vale

Tenor

Nathan Vale studied with Roland Davies at the Royal College of Music and the Benjamin Britten International Opera School. He was awarded an Independent Opera Scholarship to the National Opera Studio, where he was supported by English National Opera, the Nicholas John Trust and the Elmley Foundation. 

With the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, he has sung the Christmas Oratorio conducted by Harry Chistophers and Arias St John Passion conducted by Paul Goodwin and with the RAI Symphony Orchestra, Die Erste Walpurgisnacht conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and Theory / Arithmetic L’enfant et les sortilèges conducted by Jeffrey Tate. Other highlights include Evangelist St Matthew Passion with the London Handel Society conducted by Laurence Cummings and with the Northern Sinfonia conducted by Thomas Zehetmair, and Handel Ode for St Cecilia’s Day with both the Israeli Camerata and the Riga Chamber Choir conducted by Avner Byron. 

His operatic engagements have included Lurcanio Ariodante at the Bolshoi Opera, Belfiore La finta giardiniera for Luxembourg Opera, First Priest & First Armed Man The Magic Flute for ENO, Evangelist for a fully stage production of Bach’s Johannes Passion at the Teatro Massimo Palermo, Oronte Alcina and Lurcanio Ariodante for English Touring Opera, First Prisoner Fidelio for Glyndebourne Festival, Grimoaldo Rodelinda for Iford Opera, Emilio Partenope for Les Azuriales Opera, roles in the newly commissioned opera To See the Invisible by Emily Howard at the Aldeburgh Festival, and Mr Buchanan in The Opera Group’s revival of the award-winning production of Street Scene.