Timothy Connor

Timothy Connor is a “versatile and committed young baritone” (The Guardian), widely recognised for his interpretations of 20th century and contemporary repertoire. Recent operatic highlights include Kris Kelvin in Solaris at Neue Oper Wien, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Nanda in Die vertauschten Köpfe, Casimir in Die Polnische Hochzeit and Conte Robinson in Il matrimonio segreto at Landestheater Linz.

He made his role debut as Pulchino in Lliam Paterson’s Bambino at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The role was written for him, following its development with Scottish Opera and Improbable for the Manchester International Festival. He made his Barbican debut in London in Iain Burnside’s A Soldier and a Maker, and appeared as Frank in John Copley’s production of Die Fledermaus, sharing the stage with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Thomas Allen.

Further engagements include Dancairo in Carmen at Oper Wuppertal, Angelotti in Tosca with English Touring Opera, and performances at the Royal College of Music in London including Sid in Albert Herring, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Licaone in Giove in Argo, Hel Helson in Paul Bunyan and the Father in Hänsel & Gretel.

On the concert platform, he has appeared on the International Artist Platform with Simon Lepper, performed Schubert’s Winterreise with Roger Vignoles, and been featured at the London Song Festival and the Schubert Society of Great Britain. Most recently, he toured with the European Baroque Ensemble in the programme Mozart by Candlelight.

Timothy Connor was a member of the Opera Studio at Landestheater Linz and the International Opera School at the Royal College of Music. He also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He has been supported as a Britten Pears Young Artist and at the Les Azuriales Festival in France. He received a Help Musicians Postgraduate Performance Award, won the Kerry Keane Prize, and was a finalist for the Lies Askonas Award and the Upper Austrian Operetta Competition.