John Tomlinson’s advice on singing opera (The Royal Opera)

Operatic bass John Tomlinson speaks to Suzy Klein about what makes his voice special, how he prepares for a role and looks back over his career to date. Find out more at Born in Lancashire, Tomlinson read civil engineering at Manchester University and studied singing at the Royal Northern College of Music. He made his Bayreuth Festival debut in 1988 as Wotan (Der Ring des Nibelungen) under Barenboim, and sang at Bayreuth every year from 1988 to 2006. He has sung for English National