In 1976, Wilson-Johnson made his operatic debut in
Henze's "
We Come to the River" at the
Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, where he subsequently sang important roles in many operas. In 2006, he decided to retire from the stage production of opera performance, but return to stage Swallow for "
Peter Grimes" (dir.
Willy Decker / cond.
Yutaka Sado) at
Teatro Regio di Torino in 2010
[1]. He is still involved in giving concerts (including opera's concert version) worldwide with the major orchestras and recitals with his regular pianist
David Owen Norris.
David Wilson-Johnson was Professor of Singing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam from 2005 to 2010, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.
Haendel : Dixit Dominus and Coronation Anthem n°1,
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, dir.
John Eliot Gardiner, with
Felicity Palmer and Margaret Marshall, sopranos, Charles Brett and Marc-Angelo Messana, counter-tenors, Richard Morton and Alastair Thompson, tenors, David Wilson-Johnson, bass. Erato, 2292-45136-2, 1978 (Recording in October 1976 and January 1977, Henry Wood Hall - London.
Berlioz : Béatrice et Bénédict,
Laurent Naouri, David Wilson-Johnson, Susan Gritton, Kenneth Tarver, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir
Colin Davis, LSO live.