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David Butt Philip

tenor

David Butt Philip

David Butt Philip is one of Britain’s most exciting tenors and quickly becoming a firm favorite on major international stages. A graduate of the Jette Parker Young Artist Program at the Royal Opera House, he has earned major critical and public acclaim at the Wiener Staatsoper, Edinburgh International Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, among others.

Highlights of the 2025–26 season include his company and role debut as Siegmund in Die Walküre at Teatro alla Scala, a return to the Wiener Staatsoper as Florestan in Fidelio, Apollo in Daphne with Seattle Opera, The Flying Dutchman and Guerrelieder at the Tokyo Spring Festival, and Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Glyndebourne Festival.