Born in London Tristan Hambleton read Art History at St John’s College Cambridge University and Heidelberg Universität, and Opera at the Royal Academy of Music London.
Recent and Future engagements include Messiah with Marc Minkowski at Auditorium de Bordeaux, Envy and High Priest in The Indian Queen at Operá de Lille, Théâtre de Caen, Opera Ballet Vlaandern Antwerp and Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg with Emmanuel Haïm and Le Concert d’Astrée, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Mozart Residency, Marchese d’Obigny in La Traviata for Opéra de Bordeaux, Madman/Witness 3 in Lessons in Love and Violence with Sir George Benjamin and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Father Truelove in The Rake’s Progress with Barbara Hannigan and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
In new productions Tristan has created Tom in Un Ballo in Maschera with Sir David Pountney and Carlo Rizzi for Welsh National Opera, Karl in the world premiere of David Bruce’s Nothing for Glyndebourne, Marullo in Rigoletto and Angelotti in Tosca for Oliver Mears’ productions at Nevill Holt Opera and Hermann Ortel in the Hallé’s concert performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with Sir Mark Elder.
Concert engagements include Mozart’s Requiem with the Hallé, Haydn Theresienmesse and Elgar The Apostles with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Matthew Passion with the Academy of Ancient Music, Messiah with the Hanover Band, Handel’s Solomon with the London Mozart Players and Purcell Verse Anthems with Le Banquet Céleste and Ensemble Correspondances.
EQ CONCERTS 2023/24
“The Rake’s Progress” workshop and performances
February 2024