Ian Storey

Ian Storey (born ) is an English tenor.

Early life and training He was born in Chilton, County Durham, United Kingdom. His father, a miner by profession, an amateur bass-baritone player, and his mother, an organist for the local church, fought for their son to be trained in a profession that would take him away from mining.

Storey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honors in furniture design from Loughborough University, Leicestershire. He later moved to New Zealand to devote himself to teaching. It was there, in Auckland and during the time off after a sports injury, that he began to study singing with Anthea Moller. On his return to the UK, he continued his singing studies with Bryan Drake and Laura Sarti in London and later with Rita Patanè and Dante Mazzola in Milan. He took classes from Carlo Cossutta in Trieste and has been coached by James Vaughan.

Operatic career and repertoire His career began in 1991 with the English opera company Opera East Productions (OEP), singing in the Male Chorus in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia and later in leading roles such as Rodolfo in La Bohème, Radamés in Aida, Don José in Carmen, Osaka in Iris by Mascagni, as well as the title roles in Peter Grimes by Britten and Faust by Gounod.

This production of Tristan and Isolde was recorded on video.

Awards In 2008 Ian Storey was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Loughborough University "in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to opera". 2017: Der Fremde in Das Wunder der Heliane by Korngold. Conductor Fabrice Bollon. Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg. Recorded at the Rolf-Böhme-Saal, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Germany, 20–26 July 2017. Record label: Naxos

Video 2007: Tristan in Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Produced by Patrice Chéreau and recorded live at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Blu-ray: Virgin 2010: Grigory in Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Teatro Regio (Turin). Stage director: Andrei Konchalovsky. Recorded live on 7, 10, 13 October. Blu-ray: Opus Arte