Ronald Samm — Operatic Tenor and Heldentenor, London
Biography
A British-Trinidadian dramatic tenor — a Heldentenor whose voice ranges from Verdi and Wagner to the boldest new opera of the moment.
This season Ronald Samm sings the Shabby Peasant in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (BBC Proms), Father Grenville in Dead Man Walking (English National Opera) and Canio in Pagliacci (English Touring Opera).
Recent highlights include Reverend Horace Adams Peter Grimes, Uncle Billy It's a Wonderful Life, The Reverend Blue and Earl of Ruthven Mary, Queen of Scots for English National Opera; Pangloss/Voltaire Candide for Scottish Opera; and Peter Porgy and Bess for ENO, Dutch National Opera and Theater an der Wien.
His wider repertoire spans the title role in Otello, Florestan Fidelio, Siegmund and Siegfried in Wagner and Walther Die Meistersinger. On the concert platform he ranges from Handel's Messiah to Verdi's Requiem and Bernstein's Mass; recordings include Sweeney Todd (BR Klassik) and Aida from the Bregenz Festival (C Major).
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Press
“A heroic tenor — and an excellent Otello.”
“You can't fault the emotional intensity generated by Ronald Samm.”
“Samm's astonishing performance as Canio… simply breathtaking.”
“Frightening power in his upper range… a man nearing the end of his tether.”
“Sung with tremendous authority… he pours out the clown's misery in an intensely moving Vesti la giubba.”
“Ronald Samm impresses as the Reverend.”
“He inhabits the priest superbly — with decency, humanity and musical power.”
“The Trinidadian tenor Ronald Samm, in notably rich voice.”
“Great prowess… a multi-dimensional Father Grenville.”
“A jive-talking huckster in a crimson zoot suit — suave without even trying.”
“Outstanding, OTT as Pangloss.”
“Ronald Samm makes a big vocal impact as Uncle Billy.”
“Precisely and dangerously drawn.”
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