David Habbin

David Habbin tenor from Ringwood, England achieved international acclaim as a founding member of the world's first pop opera band "Amici Forever"

David spent several years performing and writing with rock and pop bands before he began vocal training with international operatic tenor Jon Andrew and secured funding to study acting and music theatre at Mountview Theatre School in North London.

After completing his studies there, he performed in the roles of Marius and Combeferre in Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre, had a role in a British feature movie, Julie and the Cadallics and starred in the role of Tony in West Side Story directed by legendary librettist, playwright and co-creator of West Side Story, "Arthur Laurents", in London in the original West End revival, and subsequent tour throughout the "United Kingdom" for over 600 performances. .

David then went on to consolidate his operatic training for two years at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and has since performed with various UK opera companies in several roles, including Alfredo in La Traviata, Lt. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Fenton in Falstaff.

David also worked with Glyndebourne Festival Opera for their Summer Festival and their touring company, before joining Amici Forever.

David starred in the 2008 performances of White Christmas for "Raymond Gubbay" with "Jacinta Whyte" at "Royal Albert Hall"

Discography

• The Opera Band (2004)
• Defined (2005)

External links

• David Habbin Official MySpace page
• David Habbin Official Video Channel on YouTube
• Official David Habbin Fan Page on Facebook
• David Habbin Official Media Channel on Flixya
• David Habbin at IMDb
• Official David Habbin Website