Keith Lewis Born: October 6, 1950 - Methven, New Zealand 　　The New Zealand-born tenor, Keith Lewis, received his early musical training in Canterbury, New Zealand. 　　Keith Lewis’ first professional engagements included tenor soloist in Bach’s St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) with the Royal Christchurch Musical Society, and touring the country for the Music Federation of New Zealand in the New Opera Quartet. Since leaving New Zealand for London in 1974, his career has involved opera, concert work and recording, all receiving high critical acclaim. 　　Keith Lewis is one of the world’s busiest tenors. He appears regularly throughout the UK, Europe and North America with conductors who have included Pierre Boulez, Andrew Davis, Sir Colin Davis, Dutoit, John Eliot Gardiner, Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Yehudi Menuhin, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Previn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sinopoli, Leonard Slatkin, Georg Solti and Svetlanov. 　　Keith Lewis’ Mozart roles have taken him to opera houses around the world. Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris, Madrid, San Francisco), Così fan tutte (Glyndebourne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Chicago, San Diego, Zurich, Bordeaux, Rome), Die Zauberflöte (Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris, Zurich), Il Seraglio (Glyndebourne, Paris), La Clemenza di Tito (Paris, Bordeaux, Stuttgart, Frankfurt), Idomeneo (Glyndebourne, Athens, Paris Bastille).