Background
The son of a professional golfer Peter, Robin Blaze grew up in Shadwell, near Leeds, and was educated at Leeds Grammar School, Uppingham School, and Magdalen College, Oxford.
The son of a professional golfer Peter, Robin Blaze grew up in Shadwell, near Leeds, and was educated at Leeds Grammar School, Uppingham School, and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He has also studied flute, piano, and organization
Having made his first solo recordings as a treble with Stephen Lomas, Blaze was both a chorister and an academical clerk at Magdalen College where he recorded with the Dufay Consort. After completing his education, he took a position as professor of Vocal Studies at the Royal College. His opera roles have included: Anfinomo in Monteverdi"s Il ritorno d"Ulisse in patria (Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon) Narciso in Handel"s Agrippina (Karlsruhe) Unulfo in Handel"s Rodelinda (Broomhill Festival, produced by Jonathan Miller) Athamas in Handel"s Semele (Royal House and English National, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras Air Corps Companies of Honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire) Didymus in Handel"s Theodora (Glyndebourne Festival ) Arsamenes in Handel"s Xerxes (English National ) Hamor in Handel"s Jephtha (English National and also Welsh National ) Bertarido in Handel"s Rodelinda (Glyndebourne Touring and Handel Festival Göttingen) Rinaldo in Handel"s Rinaldo (Handel Festival Göttingen) Oberon in Britten"s A Midsummer Night"s Dream (English National ) Rupert Brooke in Geraint Lewis"s A Shining Piece.