David Butt Philip: ‘Be led by your voice’

Florence Lockheart
Monday, March 10, 2025

David Butt Philip sits down with Florence Lockheart ahead of the cinema premiere of Met Opera’s Fidelio, in which he stars as Florestan, to talk changing voice types, performing as a parent and the ‘shameful’ state of arts education in the UK

'In the two years after I finished college, the colour and placement of my voice changed significantly. It got to the point where I couldn’t ignore it any longer' ©Karen Almond/Met Opera
'In the two years after I finished college, the colour and placement of my voice changed significantly. It got to the point where I couldn’t ignore it any longer' ©Karen Almond/Met Opera

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