Andrew Staples
{{Short description|English operatic tenor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
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| birth_place = London, United Kingdom
| alma_mater = King's College, Cambridge
| education = Eton College
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Andrew Staples (born 19 August 1979{{Cite tweet |user=alastairharding |author=Alastair Harding |number=1163575890934210562 |date=19 Aug 2019 |title=@AJRStaples Happy Birthday! }}{{Cite web |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/wBiICk2QmDg2DWpYyzMphR5upss/appointments |publisher=Companies House |title=Andrew STAPLES - Personal Appointments |access-date=2020-01-28}}) is an English operatic tenor.
Education and training
Staples started as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and was accepted at Eton College under a musical scholarship.{{cite web|title=Andrew Staples tenor|url=http://www.palestinemusicfestivals.org/Palestine%20Mozart%20Festival/Andrew%20Staples.html|website=Palestine Music Festival}}
Career
With The Royal Opera, Staples has sung Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Narraboth in Salome, and Artabenes in Arne's Artaxerxes. He has also sung at opera houses in Salzburg, Hamburg, Brussels, and Prague.{{cite web|title=Andrew Staples|url=http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/artists/singers/tenor/andrew-staples|work=askonasholt.co.uk|publisher=Askonas Holt|accessdate=25 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Andrew Staples- Tenor|url=http://www.rodolfuschoir.co.uk/andrew-staples-tenor/|website=Rodulfus Choir}}
Repertoire
- Die Zauberflöte, Tamino
- Salome, Narraboth
- Artaxerxes, Artabenes
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Category:21st-century British male opera singers
Category:English operatic tenors
Category:People educated at Eton College
Category:People educated at St. Paul's Cathedral School
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