(Credit: Simon Pauly)

Derek Welton has joined TACT International Art Management for General Management.

Welton is described as “mightily imposing” and “noble sounding,” and is a noted interpreter of Wagner’s music. He has performed such roles as  Figaro, Il Conte, Don Giovanni, through Pandolfe, Don Pizarro to Orest, Wanderer, and Wotan.

He has performed at some of the most prestigious opera houses and festivals including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra de Lyon, the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg Easter Festival, Bayreuth Festival, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and Glyndebourne Festival.

This season, Welton is set to perform he is set to perform at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, and Bayreuth Festival.