Selected excerpts:
Herod (Salome)
Hexe (Hänsel und Gretel)
The Simpleton (Boris Godunov)
Captain Nolan (Doctor Atomic)
Caliban (The Tempest)
Mime (Siegfried)
Piano: Michael Pollock
youtu.be/rnJ3W7MBpZ4
#Opera #Tenor
Coaching session on Mr Dafydd Pugh with Michael Pollock this morning.
Looking forward to starting with Welsh National Opera next week.
#opera
This is outstanding.It translates so beautifully to piano,you would swear it was composed by Rachmaninoff or Liszt.It really defines how great of a composer Chuck really was. #Metalsky #Chuckschuldiner #DEATH
Fantastic - thanks for sharing 🤘
New headshots for 2026.
Huge thanks to @KMTPhotographer — such a joy to work together.
Winter walk around the castle.
First walk of 2026. Hoping the path ahead is a calm and peaceful one for all.
Recording promo material for 2026.
Closing the year between the notes.
#BetweenTheNotes
A winter walk around Caerphilly Castle.
#BetweenTheNotes
Boxing Day walk. Stillness in the winter sun.
#BetweenTheNotes
Wishing everyone a peaceful festive season.
New Iron Maiden T-shirt.
Mozart, Phantom of the Opera and Iron Maiden all on one shirt.
In case this is useful to anyone who may not otherwise have seen it…
See also: cutting arts funding.
A really important piece in The Stage about mental health progress in our industry.
Well worth a read -
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/what...
#Theatre #MentalHealth #PerformingArts
If you’re a performer, or just curious about the performer’s life, The Steve Faulkner Podcast is well worth a listen.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
stevefaulkner.podbean.com
#Podcast #PerformingArts
That sounds about right! 😄 Hope you’re having a good day — best wishes.
Can confirm — yes, shorts! In Swansea. In October. 😄❄️
Lovely surprise bumping into good friend and fellow tenor Aled Hall at the station. Always great to catch up.
#Opera #Tenor #BetweenTheNotes
Autumn 2025 🍂
The light changes, quietly.
#BetweenTheNotes #AutumnLight
Celebrating #WorldOperaDay with a scene from Die tote Stadt — me as Graf Albert with Alex Sprague as Victorin.
#Opera #OperaSinger #ClassicalMusic #Korngold #Tenor
A still morning and a shift in the light. 🍂
#BetweenTheNotes
Just got my copy of Someone Else’s Music, the new book by Alexandra Wilson — looking forward to starting it over the weekend.
More info: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/someone-else...
#Opera
The Phantom of the Opera turns 39 today.
I had the pleasure of playing Piangi in the London production — wonderful memories from an unforgettable time.
#PhantomOfTheOpera
#Opera
#WestEnd
#Theatre
#BetweenTheNotes
A little throwback — ten years ago fronting the operatic symphonic metal band Proscenium.
Wonderful to have shared the stage with such brilliant musicians.
#Opera #ClassicalMusic #Proscenium #BetweenTheNotes
Great to see BBC NOW coming to Swansea’s finest concert hall, the Brangwyn.
Season opener this Friday with the powerful music of Shostakovich.
www.brangwyn.co.uk/BBCNOWCelebr...
@grandambition.bsky.social
#Shostakovich #Swansea #BBCNOW #ARTS
Thrilled to see @richardmylan.bsky.social recognised @thestage.co.uk
#DebutAwards for his outstanding direction of Mumfighter.
Big congratulations, Richard – so well deserved!
Behind the scenes at yesterday’s shoot with @grandambition.bsky.social @richardmylan.bsky.social Steve Balsamo.
Excited to be one of the soloists for something special in early 2026 – more soon via @grandambition.bsky.social
#GrandAmbition #Arts #Wales
Some positive news about St David’s Hall.
“The agreement will safeguard the future of the venue, preserving the National Concert Hall of Wales as a centrepiece of Cardiff’s cultural fabric and securing its legacy as a world-class music venue.”
#Arts #StDavidsHall
nation.cymru/culture/majo...
Just finished listening to Music Is Art Vol. 1 by Chimpan A — poetic, cinematic, with moving narration and stunning vocals from Steve Balsamo.
Something for everyone here. Wonderful album.
#MusicIsArt #NewMusic