David Butt Philip

David Butt Philip is one of Britain’s most exciting tenors, he is quickly becoming a firm favourite on the major international stages. A graduate of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, he has earnt major critical and public acclaim for roles including Lohengrin and Stolzing, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Wiener Staatsoper, Florestan, Fidelio and the Prince, Rusalka at the Royal Opera House, and Bacchus, Ariadne auf Naxos at the Edinburgh International Festival and Bayerische Staatsoper. He has also sung the title roles in Der Zwerg and Lohengrin at Deutsche Oper Berlin.

This 2025–26 season, Butt Philip’s highlights include his highly anticipated company and role debut as Siegmund in Die Walküre in David McVicar’s new Ring cycle at Teatro alla Scala under Alexander Soddy, a return to the Wiener Staatsoper as Florestan in a new Fidelio, Apollo in Daphne with Seattle Opera, Erik in Der Fliegende Hollander and Guerrelieder at Tokyo Spring Festival and Bacchus in Laurent Pelly’s new production of Ariadne auf Naxos with the Glyndebourne Festival. 

On the concert platform, performances include Das Lied von der Erde at Deutsche Oper Berlin and at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía under the baton of Sir Mark Elder; Erik in concert performances of Der fliegende Holländer; Gurre-Lieder and a Liederabend with James Baillieu at the Tokyo Spring Festival; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall; Florestan in Fidelio in concert with The Cleveland Orchestra; Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi; Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos in concert with the Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra at the Herkulessaal; and The Dream of Gerontius with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano.