" ... a must-have for any serious singer ..." (Amazon five-star review)
Nicholas' book, "Thoughts on Singing ... and the teaching thereof"
There are still a few copies of Nicholas' recording of Schubert's Winterreise available. Accompanied by Jennifer Partridge, it is the fruit of more than twenty years performing this great masterpiece. Please contact me for details.
'... a powerful and unforced instrument ... his technique is impressively fluent ... pianissimo notes of utter perfection ...'
The Times
'... one-to-one engagement with the audience ... was skilfully achieved ...'
The Independent
'... supreme, extraordinary ... an amazing assumption of the role of the Sorceress ...'
ABC (Seville)
'... great vocal virtuosity and vivid dramatic presence ...'
Opera
'... bravura beyond description ...'
Avvenire (Rome)
'... the angelically devilish presence of the stunning English sopranista Nicholas Clapton ...'
L'Unità
Singer"… great vocal virtuosity and vivid dramatic presence …"
"… this is what teaching should be like …"
"… witty, opinionated, passionate … "
presenting Castrato
for BBC4
Audio Samples