“There’s nothing better than an evil tenor and Tom Hawkey-Soar’s Pluto was just so fun to hate. [...] His command of the stage and energy in his tone was so fun that I want to see him in everything please.”

— OperaNow

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Tom, a Tenor hailing from Sussex, is recognised for his versatility across Opera, Oratorio, and Choral repertoire.

Based in the UK, he is steadily building a varied and engaging career on the concert, stage, and studio platforms.

He studies voice with Christopher Turner at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and is based in Birmingham.

Tom is a proud recipient of the Tenor Enhanced Scholarship with the renown Ex Cathedra Choir, directed by Jeffrey Skidmore OBE. He is also supported by the Josephine Baker Trust, the Lamport Hall Trust and Help Musicians as a Sybil Tutton Award Holder.

He is a member of the National Opera Studio Academy for the 2025/26 Season.