Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor, Countertenor, is one of today's most sought-after Baroque specialists. His work has been praised in the New York Times as "Vastly refined singing...a voice of purity, clarity and surprising power." His Glyndebourne operatic debut in Peter Sellar's production of Handel's Theodora was greeted with unanimous critical praise and followed on his stunning professional operatic debut in Jonathan Miller's production of Handel's Rodelinda.

He receives invitations from an ever-widening circle of the world's leading early and contemporary music ensembles, appearing in opera (Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne, Rome, San Francisco) and oratorio (The English Baroque Soloists, Les Arts Florissants, Collegium vocale de Ghent, Berlin RIAS and Stuttgart Kammerchors, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Academy of Ancient Music), as well as symphonic works and recital.

His many recordings include Bach Cantatas with Gardiner (DG), Cantatas "before Bach" with Herreweghe (Harmonia Mundi), Handel's Rinaldo with Hogwood (Decca), Sakatamoto's Life (Sony), and Handel's Theodora with Christie (Erato). In 2000, Mr. Taylor was distinguished as Canada's most popular international artist at the Opus Awards - the country's highest artistic honor. Upcoming engagements include the Messiah world tour with Gardiner, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with McCreesh/Gabrieli consort, Vivaldi's Gloria with Christophers/The Sixteen, Handel's Saul with the Israel Camerata, and Handel's Esther with Thomas/American Bach Soloists.