Daniel Gray Bell is a british tenor, recent graduate of the Royal College of Music, having obtained both a Bachelor of Music (Hons) and Master of Performance under Justin Lavender. He has also recently completed his training at the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, under Iain Paton.
Operatic roles include Le Prince Charmant (Cendrillon/Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, RCS), Arbace (Idomeneo/Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, RCS), Don Josè (Carmen/Arcadian Opera), Erster geharnischter Mann and Zweiter Priester(Die Zauberflöte/RCM International Opera Studio), Don Ottavio(Don Giovanni/Hurn Court Opera; Arcadian Opera), Oronte(Alcina/Saluzzo Opera Academy), Lensky (Eugene Onegin/Bath Opera), as well as debuting the roles of Tenor Caterpillar(Growing Wings/Eluned Davies) and Teenage Boy (My Days as a Zombie on Earth/Darren Sng) with RCM/Tête à Tête: Odesseys. Covered roles include Soldato 1/Lucano/Famigliari 2 (L’incoronazione di Poppea/The Grange Festival), Rodolfo (La bohème/Hurn Court Opera). He has also performed as Toby (The Medium/the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio at RCS).
On the concert platform Daniel has performed a number of works, including Bach’s Johannes-Passion (Evangelista), Händel’s The Messiah, Stainer’s The Crucifixion, Haydn’s The Creation, Schütz’ Weihnachtshistorie, Mozart’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, and Verdi’s Requiem. Recent highlights include his debut with the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra singing Bach’s Oster-Oratorium and B Minor Mass.