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UK

David Bates

Top Songs By David Bates

Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: I. Chorus. Dixit DominusLa Nuova Musica & David Bates

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 2: Ballo [4]David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene IX: Coro "Quel ch’il cielo già prefisse" by Helen-Jane Howells, Clint Van Der Linde, David Bates, Jonathan Sells & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene IX: Coro "Quel ch’il cielo già prefisse"Helen-Jane Howells, Clint Van Der Linde, David Bates, Jonathan Sells & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene IX: Aria "Risonar mi sento al core" (Tirenio) by Lisandro Abadie, David Bates & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene IX: Aria "Risonar mi sento al core" (Tirenio)Lisandro Abadie, David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene V: Aria "Lontan del mio tesoro" (Mirtillo) by Anna Dennis, David Bates & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene V: Aria "Lontan del mio tesoro" (Mirtillo)Anna Dennis, David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act II, Scene XI: Aria "Ritorna adesso amor" (Eurilla) by Katherine Manley, David Bates & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act II, Scene XI: Aria "Ritorna adesso amor" (Eurilla)Katherine Manley, David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene VII: Sinfonia - Recit. "Oh! Mirtillo, Mirtillo!" (Amarilli) by Lucy Crowe, David Bates, Henrik Persson, Richard Sweeney & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act III, Scene VII: Sinfonia - Recit. "Oh! Mirtillo, Mirtillo!" (Amarilli)Lucy Crowe, David Bates, Henrik Persson, Richard Sweeney & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene VI: Recit. "Ah! Che sperar mi resta" (Eurilla) by Katherine Manley, David Bates, Henrik Persson & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene VI: Recit. "Ah! Che sperar mi resta" (Eurilla)Katherine Manley, David Bates, Henrik Persson & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a: Ouverture (Pt. V) by David Bates & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a: Ouverture (Pt. V)David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene VIII: Recit. "Cintia, mia casta Dea" (Silvio) by Clint Van Der Linde, David Bates, Henrik Persson & La Nuova Musica, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il pastor fido, HWV 8a, Act I, Scene VIII: Recit. "Cintia, mia casta Dea" (Silvio)Clint Van Der Linde, David Bates, Henrik Persson & La Nuova Musica

More albums from David Bates

ALBUMPurcell: Dido and AeneasLa Nuova Musica, David Bates, Tim Mead, Fleur Barron, Giulia Semenzato, Nicky Spence & Matthew Brook

ALBUMBeauteous SoftnessDavid Bates, La Nuova Musica & Tim Mead

ALBUMHandel's Unsung HeroesLa Nuova Musica, David Bates, Lucy Crowe & Iestyn Davies

Listen to Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - Bach: Cantatas, BWV 54 & 170 by Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead, La Nuova Musica & David Bates

ALBUMPergolesi: Stabat Mater - Bach: Cantatas, BWV 54 & 170Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead, La Nuova Musica & David Bates

ALBUMF. Couperin: Leçons de ténèbresLucy Crowe, Elizabeth Watts, La Nuova Musica & David Bates

ALBUMA Royal Trio: Arias by Handel, Bononcini & AriostiLawrence Zazzo, David Bates & La Nuova Musica

Listen to Sacrifices by La Nuova Musica & David Bates

ALBUMSacrificesLa Nuova Musica & David Bates

Listen to Handel: Dixit Dominus / Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus; In furore iustissimae irae by David Bates, La Nuova Musica & Lucy Crowe

ALBUMHandel: Dixit Dominus / Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus; In furore iustissimae iraeDavid Bates, La Nuova Musica & Lucy Crowe

Listen to Handel: Il pastor fido by David Bates & La Nuova Musica

ALBUMHandel: Il pastor fidoDavid Bates & La Nuova Musica

About David Bates

Hometown

England, UK

Born

1979

Genre

Classical

British musician David Bates has, unusually, distinguished himself as both a choral conductor and a countertenor. Bates had his first singing experiences at England's Salisbury Cathedral. In 2007, Bates formed his own early music instrumental ensemble, La Nuova Musica, devoted to music of the Baroque and Classical periods. That group made its recording debut in 2012 on a recording of Handel's pastoral opera Il Pastor Fido. Bates has deployed La Nuova Musica in opera as well as instrumental music. He and La Nuova Musica also collaborated with various choirs on recordings, issuing a recording of Dido and Aeneas in 2023.