David Butt Philip

An exciting tenor based in Britain, David Butt Philip is quickly becoming a firm favourite on the major international stages. An alumnus of the Jette Parker Young Artist Program, his recent debuts in roles such as the title role of “Lohengrin” and Stolzing “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at the Wiener Staatsoper; Florestan “Fidelio” and Prince “Rusalka” at the Royal Ballet and Opera; Bacchus “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Edinburgh International Festival and Bayerische Staatsoper, and title roles of “Der Zwerg” and “Lohengrin” at Deutsche Oper Berlin, have earned him major critical and public acclaim.

This 2024/25 season Butt Philip returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Florestan “Fidelio”, a role he also sings at Semperoper Dresden, in his company debut. He also reprises the title role of “Lohengrin” at the Wiener Staatsoper under the baton of Christian Thielemann and the title role in “Der Zwerg” at Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he also stars as Kaiser in a new production of “Die Frau ohne Schatten”. On the concert platform he performs the “Glagolitic Mass” and Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the Czech Philharmonic; the title role of “Candide” in concert performances at Semperoper Dresden; and “Dream of Gerontius” for Huddersfield Choral Society and the Orchestra of Opera North under conductor Martyn Brabbins.

Born and brought up in Wells in Somerset, Butt Philip was a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral. He is a graduate of Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio and was also a Samling Artist, an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and winner of the prestigious John Christie Award in 2011.