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Preston born Daniel was first introduced to music as a treble at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, under the direction of Professor Ian Tracey. From there he joined the London Oratory Schola whose film credits include The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. (Musical Director Mike McCarthy)

Daniel then moved on to Sheffield, were he studied to masters level. During his time there, as well as running and conducting various choirs and orchestras, Daniel became a songman in several northern cathedrals, including Sheffield, Liverpool and York Minster, and sung with the BBC Pilgrim singers.

Daniel studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with generous awards from the Foyle Foundation and the Countess of Munster, and last year won the prestigeous Guildhall aria prize. Daniel now studies on Operaworks at English National Opera (ENO).

Daniel’s operatic performances have included the title role in the premiere of ‘Nijinskys Eye’ by Tom James, (a role written especially for him) and leading roles in toured productions of the baroque operas ‘La Purpura de la Rosa’, and newly discovered ‘Armonya de los tres Mundos’, with renowned harpist Andrew Lawrence-King. Other roles include Unulfo in Handel’s ‘Rodelinda’ and Amore in Monteverdi’s ‘Poppea’, directed by Marco Ozbic, of Opera san Carlo, Naples, and ‘Amore’ and ‘Valetto’ with Christian Curnyn at Iford. Daniel has performed in Scottish Opera’s ‘five:15’, and has covered their production of Judith Weir's 'Night at the Chinese Opera'. Daniel has also performed at Opera de Bauge, singing ‘Ramiro’ in Mozart’s ‘La Finta Gardiniera’ and covering Didymus in Handel’s Theodora. Daniel performed in new works by Dominique Le Gendre, a setting of Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Burial at Thebes’, directed by another Nobel Prize winner, Derek Walcott, performed in The Globe Theatre and last year in 'How I Wonder', for the Grimborne festival. Last year Daniel also sung Nereno in Guilio Cesare for opera de Bauge, and covered Oberon in Britten’s ‘A Midsummer nights Dream’ for Garsington Opera. This year Daniel with be covering Medoro in Handel's 'Orlando' for Scottish Opera, and covering for ENO in 'The Return of Ulysses' by Monteverdi.