About
Noted as having “a rich voice that appears to come from the centre of the earth,” as well as, simply, “a voice to die for,” Julian Close stands as one of the most critically acclaimed Basses in the UK, having performed at several esteemed opera houses and venues throughout his career including The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, The Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre, The Bridgewater Hall, Opera North UK, Scottish Opera and the Wexford, Buxton, Longborough, and English Bach Festivals in a wide range of roles. He has made numerous television and radio broadcasts for the BBC.
This season, Mr. Close makes his house début at Opéra de Montréal as Fasolt in Das Rheingold and returns to The Metropolitan Opera for their productions of Otello, Pelleas et Melisande, Rigoletto, Das Rheingold, and Götterdämmerung. Most recently, Mr. Close performed the role of Don Juan in From the House of the Dead with Welsh National Opera and the role of Wotan in the third act of Die Walküre with New Palace Opera. Additionally, Mr. Close performed the role of Hunding in Die Walküre with Saffron Opera Group, Fafner in Das Rheingold with Minnesota Opera, and Ramfis in Aïda with Pacific Symphony. In future seasons, Mr. Close will perform in several productions of the full Ring Cycle, internationally.