Noah Stewart
Noah Stewart (born 1978[1]) is an African-American operatic tenor. He released his debut album Noah in March 2012 peaking to number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and number 1 on the UK Classical Album Chart.
Early life
Stewart was born in Harlem, New York. He attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts,[2] and subsequently won a scholarship to The Juilliard School.
Career
2011–present
In 2011, he appeared as Lieutenant Pinkerton in Opera North's production of Madama Butterfly,[3] and in 2012 he became the first black musician ever to top the UK Classical Album Chart, when his album Noah reached number one.[4] In 2013, he appeared as Don Jose in Royal Albert Hall's production of Carmen sung in English.
June 21, 2014 - Appeared as part of the Mid-Summer Opera Concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Hampton Court Palace, London.
February 25, 2015 - Was a speaking guest on BBC Radio 4's MIDWEEK Programme. Enthralling story of how he reached his present eminence as well as a gripping rendition of AMAZING GRACE.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ [5] |
SCO [6] |
UK [7] | ||
| Noah |
|
40 | 18 | 14 |
References
- ↑ BBC Radio 4: Desert Island Discs, retrieved 14 October 2012
- ↑ BBC Radio 2: Aled Jones with Good Morning Sunday, retrieved 29 April 2012
- ↑ Madama Butterfly – review by Alfred Hickling in The Guardian, 27 September 2011
- ↑ "Noah Stewart becomes first black musician to top British classical music charts", The Telegraph, 1 April 2012
- ↑ "Noah Stewart - New Zealand Charts". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
- For Noah: "Chart Archive > April 7, 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Noah Stewart". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.