Born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Freddie De Tommaso is a British-Italian tenor vocalist who shot to prominence in 2018 when he won First Prize, the Placido Domingo Tenor Prize, and the Verdi Prize at the Viñas International Singing Competition in Barcelona, Spain. Although he quickly became an opera sensation, his musical career began almost by accident. He attended university in Bristol, studying French and Italian, but dropped out soon after. Searching for a new direction, he began taking singing lessons. Securing a working session in Glyndebourne. He eventually landed an audition with Mark Wildman, who was the Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. He was originally accepted in 2017 as a baritone but ended up graduating as a tenor. He has often been referred to as a Lirico spinto tenor. Freddie De Tommaso is a Joseph Karaviotis scholar, a recipient of a Gregory-Carr scholarship and the Richard Lewis scholarship. He made his Royal Opera House debut in March 2017 as an Apprentice in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg under Antonio Pappano. He also performed with the Georg Solti Accademia in Tuscany and sang at a gala concert in Victoria Hall in Geneva. Freddie De Tommaso’s career continued to be a busy one with several high-profile performances continuing through early 2020, when the COVID pandemic shut down live gatherings. Freddie De Tommaso signed a contract with Decca Classics and released his highly anticipated debut album, Passione, in April 2021.
