Richard Rowe studied Geology at the Royal School of Mines in London and pursued a career in business before returning to his initial love, singing. He then went to study at the Royal Academy of Music where he received a DipRAM, attended the Opera Course and was awarded the Charles Vestey Award. He has participated in masterclasses with Richard Van Allan, Robert Tear, Alan Opie and Malcolm Martineau.

A finalist in the 2008 Opera Rara Bel Canto and Richard Lewis prizes, Richard Rowe was also the recipient of the Leverhulme Award, the Worshipful Company of Musicians medal and was pleased to be supported by the Josephine Baker Trust.

His roles include Tybalt Romeo et Juliette and Ferrando Cosi fan tutte with British Youth Opera; Don Basilio and Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro under the baton of Sir Colin Davis; Tamino and 1.geharnischter Mann Die Zauberflöte; Belmonte Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Don Ottavio Don Giovanni; Podesta La finta giardiniera, Male Chorus The Rape of Lucretia, Albert and The Mayor Albert Herring; Jupiter Semele; Sergei Cheryomushki (Shostakovich); Eisenstein Die Fledermaus;

Richard Rowe has always had a busy concert diary and recent performances have included Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass in C minor, Haydn’s Creation and The Seasons, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Bach’s Mass in B minor, The Evangelist in The Matthew Passion, The Dream of Gerontius and also the title roles in Handel’s Samson and Jephtha.

Richard Rowe has worked with many different types of musical ensemble, from early music presentations to full modern orchestras. Among his recent performances are Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Evangelist in Bach’s St John Passion and the Dream of Gerontius.

He sang Sandy in The Lighthouse (Peter Maxwell-Davies) at the Dartington International Festival, appeared as Banquo Macbeth (Ernest Bloch) with UCL Opera at the Bloomsbury Theatre and covered the role of Paolino The Secret Marriage (Cimarosa) with Scottish Opera where he returned to sing two roles in their Five:15 production.

Richard Rowe appeared as Jenik The Bartered Bride for Schloss Hallwyl Festival in Switzerland and in the leading role of Golo Genoveva (Schumann) for UCL Opera at the Bloomsbury Theatre.  His future operatic engagements include Stroh Intermezzo for Scottish Opera.