Meet WNO

David Shipley

British bass David Shipley is a graduate of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the Royal Academy of Music. His upcoming events include Sparafucile in Rigoletto at Theater Basel and Somnus in Semele at Komische Oper Berlin.

Recent engagements: Dr Grenvil La Traviata (Royal Opera House); Bottom A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scottish Opera); Prince Tokmakov Ivan the Terrible (Grange Park Opera); Sarastro Die Zauberflöte (Glyndebourne); Sparafucile Rigoletto (Houston Grand Opera)