Nicholas Clapton is one of the leading countertenors in Britain and is celebrated for his acclaimed performances in opera and song recitals both here in Britain, but most especially in Europe and the United States of America. He is a regular performer with the Locrian Ensemble, having recently collaborated on projects of Handel's music in concerts at St.Martin-in-the-Fields and in Norwich. Nicholas Clapton made his public debut in in 1984 at London's Wigmore Hall, and went on to win the English Song Award in 1987. These two successes led immediately to many engagements in opera houses through Europe, especially in high profile performances in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy. The public interest and passion for listening to recreated "period" performances was then at it height, and he took many roles which fully exploited his own high-voiced tenor range, roles which had often for many years previosly been sung by female singers. In more recent times, he has performed from Santiago to Singapore, and recorded a vast repertoire, most notably including ground-breaking discs of Cantatas by Marcello and Porpora. He devotes some of his valuable time passing on his knowledge and skills to pupils at Trinity College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in London and also the National Music School in Budapest.