His North American appearances have included Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann (Washington National Opera 2001), Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera (Boston Lyric Opera 2007), and Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West (Op*ra de Montr*al 2008). In October 2010, he made his role debut as Radames in Verdi's Aida for Opera Queensland. The title role in Verdi's Don Carlos has been an important one in Gavin's career. He made his Royal Opera House debut in the role in 1996 when he took over from Roberto Alagna in Luc Bondy's production and sang it at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1998 as well as in productions at The New Israeli Opera, Opera North, and Minnesota Opera.
His North American appearances have included Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann (Washington National Opera 2001), Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera (Boston Lyric Opera 2007), and Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West (Op*ra de Montr*al 2008).
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
appearance
appearances
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
include
included
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
Hoffmann
Hoffmann
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
Tales
Tales
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Hoffmann
Hoffmann
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
compound
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2001
2001
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Gustavo
Gustavo
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Un
Un
PROPN
NNP
flat
Foreign=Yes
ballo
ballo
X
FW
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Foreign=Yes
maschera
maschera
X
FW
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
compound
Number=Sing
Boston
Boston
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Lyric
Lyric
PROPN
NNP
dep
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2007
2007
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Dick
Dick
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Johnson
Johnson
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
orphan
Number=Sing
La
La
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
fanciulla
fanciulla
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
del
del
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
West
West
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
dep
Number=Sing
Op*ra
Op*ra
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Montr*al
Montr*al
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2008
2008
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In October 2010, he made his role debut as Radames in Verdi's Aida for Opera Queensland.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2010
2010
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Radames
Radames
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Verdi
Verdi
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
Aida
Aida
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Queensland
Queensland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The title role in Verdi's Don Carlos has been an important one in Gavin's career.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Verdi
Verdi
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Don
Don
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Carlos
Carlos
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Gavin
Gavin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He made his Royal Opera House debut in the role in 1996 when he took over from Roberto Alagna in Luc Bondy's production and sang it at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1998 as well as in productions at The New Israeli Opera, Opera North, and Minnesota Opera.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
Royal
Royal
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
House
House
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1996
1996
NUM
CD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
over
over
ADP
RP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Roberto
Roberto
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Alagna
Alagna
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Luc
Luc
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bondy
Bondy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sing
sang
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
International
International
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Festival
Festival
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1998
1998
NUM
CD
cc
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Plur
production
productions
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Israeli
Israeli
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
Minnesota
Minnesota
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.