DAVID WALTON
TENOR
BIOGRAPHY
Praised for his “plangent timbre,” David Walton dazzles stages across the country to critical acclaim as a versatile lyric tenor to watch. A favorite tenor of bel canto, Mr. Walton has frequented such roles as Ferrando in Mozart‘s Così fan tutte, Tonio in Donizetti‘s La fille du régiment, and Almaviva in Rossini‘s Il barbiere di Siviglia. His voice been described as “the sweetest singing of the evening...a lyric tenor with strong Italianate stylings,” (Star Tribune) “a 21st century Rossini tenor” (Opera War Horses), and “smooth, lyrical, and capable of scaling the heights” (Virginia Pilot).
In the 2024-2025 season, Mr. Walton brings his celebrated Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia to Minnesota Opera and Madison Opera. In his début with the South Florida Symphony, he sings the title role in their staged Candide, makes his role debut as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Livermore Valley Opera, and returns to the South Dakota Symphony in an all Bach/Mozart program. Other concert appearances include Columbus Symphony and Pacific Symphony for the tenor solo in Handel’s Messiah, the Evangelist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Winona Symphony, and his Carnegie Hall debut for Mozart’s Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore.
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"...chilling in his casual charm and suavity..." – Opera News
The Shining – “…tenor David Walton as Delbert Grady, the previous caretaker who murdered his wife and two daughters, was equally chilling in his casual charm and suavity”
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"... [he] could make anything into a sweet serenade." – Times Union
Il barbiere di Siviglia – “The Count was played by tenor David Walton whose voice could make anything into a sweet serenade.”
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"... requisite clean, clear voice of the hero..." – Duluth News Tribune
Die Zauberflöte – “As the tuxedoed Tamino, tenor David Walton’s ‘Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön’ offered the requisite clean, clear voice of the hero as he affably endured his character’s trials and tribulations.”
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"...he captures all the frustration and shyness [...] the perfect voice
for this role..." – Daily Camera
Albert Herring – “Tenor David Walton sings Albert, and he captures all the frustration and shyness of this repressed innocent. … Walton has the perfect voice for this role, and he’s most impressive in Act 2, scene 2, which is almost completely his soliloquy.”
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"...sweetest singing of the evening..." – Star Tribune
Don Pasquale – “The sweetest singing of the evening came from tenor David Walton, as Pasquale’s nephew Ernesto. A true lyric tenor with strong Italianate stylings, he poured a taste of honey on the top notes in Act One’s “Sogno soave e casto,” as well as on Act Three’s love song to Norina.”
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"...a fine singer whose vocal quality was smooth, lyrical and capable of scaling the heights." – The Virginia Pilot
La Cenerentola – “Tenor David Walton was a handsome prince and a fine singer whose vocal quality was smooth, lyrical and capable of scaling the heights.”
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