David Allsopp — Countertenor

David Allsopp

David Allsopp’s solo countertenor career began with a performance of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms in Rochester Cathedral in 1999. Appearances in London followed, not to mention a degree and Choral Scholarship at King’s College, Cambridge from where he graduated in 2004 with first class honours. After an additional year spent as a Lay Clerk at King’s, David was offered a Lay Clerkship at Westminster Cathedral where he has been since November 2005.

Reviews:

Exeter Philharmonic Choir “Dixit Dominus”

    “… a superb choral offering and counter-tenor David Allsopp was outstanding amid a strong team of soloists …”

Margaret Smith (What’s On South West) reviewed the Exeter Philharmonic Choir concert of 20th May. You can read the full review on the Reviews page.

Karlsruhe Handel Festival “Susanna”

    “… Allsopp … proved to be a highly intelligent, vocally brilliant, countertenor …”

    “… Allsopp sang … with his light and flexible alto and presented him as a faithful, but helpless, anti-hero …”

    “… Allsopp, … very gifted countertenor, … carried conviction with his polished singing …”

Martin Roeber (Schwabische Zeitung), Manfred Kraft (Badische Neueste Nachrichten) and Nils Nager (Die Rheinpfalz) reviewed the Karlsruhe Handel Festival Susanna concert of 27th February. You can read the full reviews on the Reviews page.

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21st June 2008:
J.S. Bach Mass in B minor

David performed Bach’s Mass in B minor in Canterbury Cathedral with soloists Julia Doyle, Benjamin Hulett and Benjamin Bevan directed by Richard Cooke.

25th May 2008:
Music of the Italian Trecento

David performed a programme of Italian 14th Century music in the Brahms-Saal, Musikverein, Vienna with the Clemencic Consort with Markus Forster, Gernot Heinrich, Marco Ambrosini, Thomas Wimmer and Esmail Vasseghi directed by René Clemencic.

20th May 2008:
G.F. Handel Dixit Dominus

David performed Handel’s Dixit Dominus in Exeter Cathedral with Natalie Clifton-Griffith, Elizabeth Drury, Iain Macleod-Jones, Daniel Broad and Exeter Philharmonic Choir directed by Andrew Millington.