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British baritone Dominic Sedgwick is fast establishing himself as a singer with unique vocal colour and physical dynamism.

The 2024/25 season sees Dominic’s role debuts as Mercurio in a new production of La Calisto for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Ned Keene Peter Grimes for Welsh National Opera, and Robin Oakapple Ruddigore for Opera North. On the concert platform, Dominic returns to Bremen Musikfest as Dr Falke Die Fledermaus with Les Musiciens du Louvre/ Marc Minkowski and sings Duphol La Traviata with Le Cercle de l’Harmonie at the Philharmonie de Paris. Future seasons take Dominic to Opéra de Rennes, Angers Nantes Opéra, and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

His recent roles include Schaunard La bohème for Orchestre National Montpellier; Sid Albert Herring for Opera North; Marullo Rigoletto and English Clerk in David McVicar’s new production of Death in Venice for the Royal Opera; Belcore L’elisir d’amore for Opéra National de Bordeaux; Anthony in Giorgio Battistelli’s Julius Caesar for Teatro dell’Opera di Roma; Melot in a new production of Tristan und Isolde for the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence; Brother in a new production of The Seven Deadly Sins for Teatro Colón; Harlequin Ariadne auf Naxos for Opera North; Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia for West Green House Opera Albert Werther for Grange Park Opera and Marullo for the Festival Berlioz and Bremen Musikfest.

 
Recent concert engagements have included Beethoven’s Mass in C with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Matthew Halls; Bach’s Johannes Passion with Tampere Philharmonic/Matthew Halls; Messiah with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Bernard Labadie and the RLPO/Sofi Jeannin; Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs at the Three Choirs Festival with the Philharmonia Orchestra/Samuel Hudson and Pilate in Bach’s Matthäus-Passion at the BBC Proms with Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Dominic was an Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ‘Rising Star’ from 2019-2022 and worked extensively with the orchestra, performing works including the Messiah alongside their acclaimed ‘Bach, the Universe and Everything’ series. 

A keen recitalist, Dominic has performed at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Oxford International Song Festival, the Royal Opera House and has featured on song discs with Malcolm Martineau and Dylan Perez. 

Dominic was a member of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme 2017-2019 where his roles included Kuligin in a new production of Káťa Kabanová, Novice’s Friend in a new production of Billy Budd, Moralès in a new production of Carmen and Third Ghost Child in the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Coraline. His cohort of Jette Parker artists were nominated for a 2020 Olivier Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Opera’. 

He studied at Clare College, Cambridge and is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s Opera School with Robert Dean. He was awarded the Audience Prize in the inaugural 2017 Grange Festival International Singing Competition.