Alan Oke

Alan Oke studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow and with Hans Hotter in Munich.

Following a successful career as a baritone he made his debut as a tenor in 1992 singing Brighella (Ariadne auf Naxos) for Garsington Opera. Since then he has sung a wide variety of roles including Rodolfo (La Boheme), Alfredo (La Traviata), Pinkerton (Madam Butterfly), Steva (Jenufa), Boris (Katya Kabanova), Boles (Peter Grimes), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Gonsalves (L'heure Espangnole), Armoured Man (Magic Flute). Companies include Scottish Opera, Opera North, The Royal Opera, ENO, Opera New Zealand, Opera Zuid, Boston Opera as well as appearances at the Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Bregenz and Ravenna Festivals.

Recently he received widespread and unanimous acclaim for his portrayal of Gandhi in Philip Glass's Satyagraha for ENO and the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and for his Aschenbach (Death in Venice), for the Aldeburgh and Bregenz festivals. Future engagements include Henze's 'Voices' with the London Sinfonietta, 'Pique Dame' and 'Die Zauberfloete' at the Metropolitan Opera and 'Death in Venice' at the Opera de Lyon.

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