English tenor turns to drawing blood

English tenor turns to drawing blood

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norman lebrecht

August 12, 2020

The outstanding opera tenor Peter Hoare spoke on the BBC’s Today programme about how he became a phlebotomist after his engagements collapsed during Covid.

‘A friend in the NHS said we’re desperate for phlebotomists and swabbers,’ he said, ‘so I went for an audition, sorry interview…’

Peter hoare has sung two roles at the Met and several significant UK premieres.

Listen to the interview here at 02.26

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