Mark Stone is an English helden baritone, acclaimed for his performances of Wagnerian roles, such as Alberich in Das Rheingold and Siegfried at Longborough Festival Opera, Wotan in Die Walküre for Trondheim Symfoniorkester, and Gunther in Götterdämmerung at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. He works extensively in Germany (Hamburgische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hannover) and the USA (Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia) where he is also renowned for his performances of modern works such as the title role in Nixon in China and the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly.
Highlights include title role/Der fliegende Holländer (Trondheim Symfoniorkester), Klingsor/Parsifal (Hamburgische Staatsoper), title role/Wozzeck (Grand Théâtre de Genève), Wotan/Die Walküre (Grimeborn, nominated for an Offie Award for best performance), Sharpless/ Madame Butterfly (Welsh National Opera), White Knight/Alice’s Adventures Underground (Royal Opera House), Balstrode/Peter Grimes (Queensland Opera), the King/ Lessons in Love and Violence (Mariisnky Theatre).
Recordings include Eugene Onegin (extracts) with Pappano (EMI), Les Troyens with Sir Colin Davis (LSO Live), Billy Budd with the LSO and Harding (Virgin/EMI); Bellini’s La Straniera with the LPO and Parry (Opera Rara) and Mozart arias with the Classical Opera Company (Sony BMG). His solo recital discs – Quilter songs (Sony BMG), English Love, the complete Butterworth Songbook and the complete Delius Songbook (Stone Records) – have all received widespread praise. In November 2020 Mark was nominated for a Grammy Award for his recording of Thomas Ades’ Totentanz with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.