Sir Thomas Allen is an English opera singer from Seaham Harbour, County Durham. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognisable opera houses and landmarks. ... Easington is a town in Easington district in east County Durham, England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ...

In 2006 Allen will have performed with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for thirty-five years. He has sung over forty roles with the company. The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ...

The twenty-fifth anniversary of his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York will also be celebrated in 2006. , The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

Allen has performed as Billy Budd, Pelléas, Eugene Onegin, Ulisse and Beckmesser. Additionally he has been praised for his execution of the Mozart roles of Count Almaviva, Don Alfonso, Papageno, Guglielmo and, of course, Don Giovanni. Billy Budd is an English language opera by Benjamin Britten, first performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on December 1, 1951. ... Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Don Alfonso is a character in W.A. Mozarts opera Così fan tutte. ... Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. ... Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ...

Recently (as of 2005) he has appeared as Eisenstein (in Die Fledermaus), Don Alfonso, Ulisse and Don Giovanni at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Yeletsky (in 'Pique Dame) Sharpless (in Madama Butterfly) and the title role in Sweeney Todd at the Royal Opera House, Eisenstein at the Glyndebourne Festival, Don Alfonso at the Salzburg Easter and Summer Festivals, Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen) at the San Francisco Opera and Beckmesser at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Eisenstein could be: Ferdinand Eisenstein - the mathematician Sergei Eisenstein - the film director. ... Scene from the 1984 version. ... Categories: Stub | Opera companies ... The Queen of Spades (Пиковая дама in Russian, Pikovaya dama in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composers brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by the poet Aleksandr Pushkin. ... Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. ... Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ... Glyndebourne is a country house near Lewes in East Sussex, England. ... The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, literally The Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears, in Czech) is an opera by Leoš Janáček, with a libretto adapted by the composer from a serialized novella (daily comic) by Rudolf Těsnohlídek, which was first published in newspaper... San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ...

Allen also appears in recital in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, in Australia and America. The greatest part of his repertoire has been extensively recorded with such distinguished names as Georg Solti, James Levine, Sir Neville Marriner, Bernard Haitink, Sir Simon Rattle, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Riccardo Muti. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Sir Georg Solti, KBE (pronounced ) (born György Stern, 21 October 1912 - 5 September 1997) was a world-renowned Hungarian-born British orchestral and operatic conductor, who was still actively engaged in performing right up until his death. ... James Levine (born June 23, 1943, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American orchestral conductor and pianist, most well known as the music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. ... Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is a conductor and violinist. ... Bernard Johan Herman Haitink (born March 4, Dutch conductor. ... Simon Rattle recording Porgy and Bess with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road in 1988 Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE OL (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... Wolfgang Sawallisch (born August 26, 1923) is a German conductor and pianist. ... Riccardo Muti (born July 28, 1941, in Naples) is an Italian conductor best known for being the Music Director of Milans La Scala opera house, a position he held from 1986 to 2005, and of The Philadelphia Orchestra from 1980 to 1992. ...

Thomas Allen's first book, Foreign Parts - A Singer's Journal was published in 1993. He recently directed for the first time in Albert Herring at the Royal College of Music. Albert Herring is a comic opera by Benjamin Britten. ... // The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ...

Honours

• Bayerischer Kammersänger, awarded by the Bayerische Staatsoper.
• Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music.
• Prince Consort Professor of the Royal College of Music.
• the Hambro Visiting Professorship of Opera Studies at Oxford University.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Music
• Fellowship of the University of Sunderland
• M.A. from University of Newcastle
• D.Mus. from Durham University and the University of Birmingham.
• In the New Year's Honours of 1989 he was created a Commander of the British Empire
• In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours he was made a Knight Bachelor.

His film credits include Mrs Henderson Presents and The Real Don Giovanni. An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is an extra-ordinary academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ... // The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... St Peters Campus The University of Sunderland is located in the City of Sunderland in North East England. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... The University of Newcastle upon Tyne is a British university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. ... The Doctor of Music degree (D.Mus. ... Durham University is a university in England. ... The University of Birmingham is an English university in the city of Birmingham. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... The honours system of the United Kingdom is a means of rewarding personal bravery, achievement or service to the country. ... The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ...