Edward Goater - Tenor

“Edward Goater's highly-developed artistry was most apparent…” - Winchester Chronicle. "a wonderfully cultured and expressive tenor…” - Stratford-u-A Herald. "Edward sang with impressive accuracy and style..." - Hants Chronicle. Edward Goater, tenor, was born in 1980 in Solihul. After gaining a BSc in Ecology he studied singing with Lynton Atkinson and Enid Hartle, and in 2002 was a prize winner in the Hampshire Singer Of The Year Competition. He has recently been appointed a member of the BBC Singers. Edward’s solo career has seen him perform all over the UK (including The Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, The Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican Centre) and Europe – Florence, Salzburg, Göttingen. He has worked with many leading conductors and directors including Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Nicholas McGeegan, David Sulkin and Gianandrea Noseda. Edward is also a regular soloist for BBC Radio 3 broadcasts and concerts. His oratorio repertoire is extremely extensive, such highlights include Evangelist (Schütz, Stainer, Bach), Mozart's Requiem, Britten’s St. Nicolas (including an invitation to Kenya), Leighton's Crucifixus Pro Nobis, Janácek's Otce nash, plus many more. His opera invitations include Wagners' Götterddmmerung; Rachmaninoff's Francesca da Rimini; Antonio,The Duenna-Linley; Viscount de Letorières,La Traviata; Beppe,I Pagliacci; Básník,The Excursions of Mr Broucek-Janácek; Balder,The Death of Balder-Hughes; Spoletta,Tosca. Edward also revived the role of Tallon in Dame Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers for Duchy Opera. In 2004 David Briggs wrote the song-cycle Dreamworld especially for Edward which is released by Chestnut Records. He has also recorded for Herald, Deutsche Grammophon and NMC. Other future engagements include recitals in Berkshire and the West Country amongst other things. Go to www.myspace.com/edwardgoater for more details!