Brian Smith Walters

Described by Pierre Boulez as ‘un musicien formidable’ and ‘unflaggingly robust’ by Opera Magazine, tenor Brian Smith Walters began his musical career as a French horn player before turning to singing. In recent years, Brian has performed such roles as Tristan Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried, Parsifal, Siegmund Die Walküre, Paul Die tote Stadt, Samson Samson et Dalila, Captain Vere Billy Budd and Peter Grimes. He has worked with conductors Valery Gergiev, Sir Mark Elder, and Christoph Eschenbach in festivals such as Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Longborough, Buxton, Grange Park, and Aldeburgh with additional work at the Barbican and Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Recent career highlights have included performing the role of Mark in Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers as part of the centenary of women’s