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    Switzerland
D'Arcy Bleiker
Name: D'Arcy Bleiker

Voice: Bass baritone

Date of birth: 25.07.1972

Place of birth: Ripon, England

Studied at: Royal Northern College of Music

Unfortunately D'Arcy Bleiker had to withdraw from Concert 3 due to illness. He is however still in the running for the Song Prize, having already given his performance, but is not eligible for the main or audience prizes.

D'Arcy was born in Ripon, England and trained at the Royal Northern College of Music. Winner of a Peter Moores Foundation Award and the 1999 John Christie Award, he is also sponsored by Friends of Diva Opera.

D'Arcy has performed the roles of Masetto Don Giovanni and Sergeant of the Archers Manon Lescaut for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Conte Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro for Glyndebourne Touring Opera.

Engagements this season include his Covent Garden debut as the Wigmaker Ariadne auf Naxos, the title role in Don Giovanni for English Touring Opera and Zebul Jephtha at the Innsbruck Festival.

Future engagements include the Sorcerer Dido and Aeneas at this year's Proms and Masetto for Stockholm Opera.

D'Arcy's hobbies include walking, eating and drinking, rugby and cooking.

(Profile last updated June 2003)


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Hi ! Andrea from Yorkshire
What's the name of the restaurant - we're desparate to book in!!! Love your voice so much - you are a STAR!

Hank from Atlanta
Saw you some years ago in a concert performance of Aida in Liverpool (in English)...new then there was fantastic potential. Many good wishes!

Christina from London
Congratulations on your enthusiastic performance as the Sorceress (well, that's what it says in the official programme) in the Proms' Dido and Aeneas on Tuesday. It was greatly enjoyed by us all. "Woof" as Captain Flashheart might say. Good luck for your future - not that you need it with a voice like yours.

Roger Wallen, Stockholm
D'Arcy, Welcome you to Stockholm and looking forward to hear you as Masetto.

Caroline Lezza - Zurich, Switzerland
Don't even worry for a second about the broken blood vessel - your voice will recover - know it! I also have a broken blood vessel on my right cord, and have continued singing without a problem. Visualize, visualize, visualize. Good luck, I'll send you some good healing vibes.

Hetty from London
d'Arcy, good luck with your medical problems; it happens to everyone sooner or later and you will be back singing as well as before so don't worry too much! Just rest the cords for now! I met you at Glyndebourne.

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