Ben Thapa

Ben is an alumnus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London, and currently works with Adrian Thompson.  Ben's first professional break came as part of the classical crossover group G4, runners up on the first series of ITV's The X Factor.
 
Ben is rapidly gaining experience on the opera stage, credits include Corebo (La Didone, GSMD), Telemaco (Il ritorno d'Ulisse, GSMD), Jephthe (Jephthe, Ryedale Festival), Tamino (Magic Flute, Kennet Opera) and Mat of the Mint (Beggars Opera, Royal Opera).
 
On the concert stage, Ben has a wideranging repertory, including Bach Evangelists, through Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams and Elgar.  He recently made his St. John's, Smith Square debut with the Exmoor Singers (Mozart Requiem), and his Cadogan Hall debut with Sonitus and the Orion Orchestra (Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music/Tippett Negro Spirituals).
 
Future plans include First Prisoner and cover Florestan (Fidelio) for Garsington Opera, and Kudrjas (Katya Kabanova) for Scottish Opera.  He is on the reserve list for this year's intake at the National Opera Studio.