| Biography | Justin Lavender was persuaded by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten to abandon nuclear engineering for music. He made his international debut in The Pearl Fishers at the Sydney Opera House. In 1990 he made debuts at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, singing the leading role of Arnold in Rossinis spectacular masterpiece William Tell, and at the Vienna State Opera as Tamino in Mozarts Magic Flute. His debut at La Scala, Milan, in the title role of Rossinis Count Ory came the following year. |