New Zealand/British Lyric-Dramatic Aidan Thomas Phillips is a graduate of the Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His performed roles include Tamino/Die Zauberflöte, the title role in Idomeneo, Leukippos/Daphne, Ismaele/Nabucco, Don José/Carmen and Filippo/L’infedelà delusa. The 26/27 season will bring debuts as Turridu (cover)/Cavalleria Rusticana, Gregor/Věc Makropulos, Parpignol (cover Rodolfo)/La Bohème, 4th Knappe/Parsifal and a company debut with Longborough Festival Opera.

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"The voice I heard was rich and powerful over the full range, with phenomenal breath control and flawless Italian diction. …His three big arias, ‘Vedrommi intorno’ (when he is washed ashore and getting his bearings), ‘Fuor del mar’ (comparing his emotional state with the stormy sea), and ‘Torna la pace’ (when he abdicates and Neptune is finally placated), were all excellent.”

- Donal Hurley, Edinburgh Music Review. Idomene0, RCS, John Butt

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”A more dramatically voiced prince than we usually hear” - Opera Scotland. Die Zauberflöte, RCS, Matthew Kofi Waldren

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”Tenor Aidan Thomas Phillips (New Zealand/ Scotland) was vocally and dramatically convincing as the tragic Don José, easy prey to the seductress Carmen...Phillips exploited the verismo possibilities in Bizet’s writing with a strong tessitura across the range, while sustaining a compelling characterisation...The quality of French diction of both principals was excellent... The unfolding tragedy of José’s abandonment of a life in which he could have found fulfilment for a free but unprincipled one for which he is totally unsuited and which drives him to the brink of insanity was played out with heightened emotional impact: opera how it’s meant to be.

- Donal Hurley, Edinburgh Music Review. Carmen, Clyde Opera Group, Razvan Luculescu

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