A native of London, the baritone Ivan Ludlow studied at the Guildhall School of Music and received his training at the National Opera Studio. He currently appears at many of the major European opera houses, including those in Paris, Lyon, Naples, Toulouse, Strasbourg, and Athens, as well as the Vlaamse Opera, working with such conductors as Adám Fischer, Gustav Kuhn, Franck Ollu, and Christophe Rousset. Ludlow’s repertoire ranges from Monteverdi through Mozart’s lead baritone roles and bel canto to Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, the Count in Strauss’s Capriccio, and works by Britten and Stravinsky. He also regularly performs contemporary music: for example, his schedule for summer 2013 includes engagements as Harrison Birtwistle’s Gawain at the Salzburg Festival. Ivan Ludlow is a passionate lieder singer and is one of the founding members of the London Bridge Ensemble.
July 2013