Originally from Nottingham, Hopkinson is a recent alumnus of The National Opera Studio supported by the Sybil Tutton Award, and studied at the RNCM. Previous roles include 4th Baron (Lohengrin), Sciarrone (Tosca) and Second Armoured Man (Die Zauberflöte) for The Royal Opera, Zuniga (Carmen) for Scottish Opera and Opera North, The Mourner (Fantasio) and Second Prisoner (Fidelio) for Garsington Opera, Monterone (Rigoletto), Batone (L’inganno felice), The Caliph Mahadi (The Veiled Prophet) and Kaboul (Lalla-Roukh) for Wexford Festival Opera, Marchese d’Obigny (La traviata) for the Al Bustan Festival, Mathieu (Andrea Chénier) for The Chelsea Opera Group, Prince Gremin (Eugene Onegin) and Il Commendatore (Don Giovanni) for Opera on Location, Don John (Much Ado About Nothing) for Northern Opera Group, Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) and Dr Grenvil (La traviata) for Westminster Opera Company. Future engagements include Count Horn (Un ballo in maschera) for Chelsea Opera Group, Dr Grenvil for Scottish Opera and Zelieck (Lurline) for The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
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