Thanks to Ed Choo for these photos from rehearsal at Welsh National Opera. Always a pleasure to be in the room with such excellent colleagues. #opera

Selected excerpts: Herod (Salome) Hexe (Hänsel und Gretel) The Simpleton (Boris Godunov) Captain Nolan (Doctor Atomic) Caliban (The Tempest) Mime (Siegfried) Piano: Michael Pollock youtu.be/rnJ3W7MBpZ4 #Opera #Tenor

Coaching session on Mr Dafydd Pugh with Michael Pollock this morning. Looking forward to starting with Welsh National Opera next week. #opera

This is outstanding.It translates so beautifully to piano,you would swear it was composed by Rachmaninoff or Liszt.It really defines how great of a composer Chuck really was. #Metalsky #Chuckschuldiner #DEATH

New headshots for 2026. Huge thanks to @KMTPhotographer — such a joy to work together.

Winter walk around the castle.

First walk of 2026. Hoping the path ahead is a calm and peaceful one for all.

Recording promo material for 2026. Closing the year between the notes. #BetweenTheNotes

A winter walk around Caerphilly Castle. #BetweenTheNotes

Boxing Day walk. Stillness in the winter sun. #BetweenTheNotes

Wishing everyone a peaceful festive season.

New Iron Maiden T-shirt. Mozart, Phantom of the Opera and Iron Maiden all on one shirt.

In case this is useful to anyone who may not otherwise have seen it…

See also: cutting arts funding.

A really important piece in The Stage about mental health progress in our industry. Well worth a read - www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/what... #Theatre #MentalHealth #PerformingArts

If you’re a performer, or just curious about the performer’s life, The Steve Faulkner Podcast is well worth a listen. Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 stevefaulkner.podbean.com #Podcast #PerformingArts

Lovely surprise bumping into good friend and fellow tenor Aled Hall at the station. Always great to catch up. #Opera #Tenor #BetweenTheNotes

Autumn 2025 🍂 The light changes, quietly. #BetweenTheNotes #AutumnLight

Celebrating #WorldOperaDay with a scene from Die tote Stadt — me as Graf Albert with Alex Sprague as Victorin. #Opera #OperaSinger #ClassicalMusic #Korngold #Tenor

A still morning and a shift in the light. 🍂 #BetweenTheNotes

Just got my copy of Someone Else’s Music, the new book by Alexandra Wilson — looking forward to starting it over the weekend. More info: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/someone-else... #Opera

The Phantom of the Opera turns 39 today. I had the pleasure of playing Piangi in the London production — wonderful memories from an unforgettable time. #PhantomOfTheOpera #Opera #WestEnd #Theatre #BetweenTheNotes

A little throwback — ten years ago fronting the operatic symphonic metal band Proscenium. Wonderful to have shared the stage with such brilliant musicians. #Opera #ClassicalMusic #Proscenium #BetweenTheNotes

Great to see BBC NOW coming to Swansea’s finest concert hall, the Brangwyn. Season opener this Friday with the powerful music of Shostakovich. www.brangwyn.co.uk/BBCNOWCelebr... @grandambition.bsky.social #Shostakovich #Swansea #BBCNOW #ARTS

Thrilled to see @richardmylan.bsky.social recognised @thestage.co.uk #DebutAwards for his outstanding direction of Mumfighter. Big congratulations, Richard – so well deserved!

Behind the scenes at yesterday’s shoot with @grandambition.bsky.social @richardmylan.bsky.social Steve Balsamo. Excited to be one of the soloists for something special in early 2026 – more soon via @grandambition.bsky.social #GrandAmbition #Arts #Wales

Some positive news about St David’s Hall. “The agreement will safeguard the future of the venue, preserving the National Concert Hall of Wales as a centrepiece of Cardiff’s cultural fabric and securing its legacy as a world-class music venue.” #Arts #StDavidsHall nation.cymru/culture/majo...

Just finished listening to Music Is Art Vol. 1 by Chimpan A — poetic, cinematic, with moving narration and stunning vocals from Steve Balsamo. Something for everyone here. Wonderful album. #MusicIsArt #NewMusic

Charaktertenor: “ A voice type with both power and dramatic nuance. “ www.ipasource.com/help/fach/ar... #Charaktertenor #Opera #OperaSinger #Tenor

Volante Opera talk about their new recording with Paul Corfield Godfrey’s operatic Lord of the Rings! Watch: youtu.be/MSyV7Lcp_DE #LordOfTheRings #Opera

Wow — just watched The Life of Chuck, based on @stephenking.bsky.social book. A brilliant, thought-provoking film that really stays with you. #TheLifeOfChuck #StephenKing #TomHiddleston #Film #Cinema

Summer Concert in Caerphilly — featuring some fantastic artists. Well worth checking out if you’re nearby. #Operasingers #Classicalmusic

Another proud member of the Piangi club 🎭 Bravo to David on his final day in Phantom London — loved his farewell video on YouTube. Worth a watch 👇 youtu.be/9er8ES4w2Lk #ThePhantomOfTheOpera #BetweenTheNotes

A fantastic evening at The Other Palace for Whatwood & Westkeys debut. London theatre at its best! 🎭 #Theatre #LondonArts

Congratulations to one of Wales’ finest actors and theatre directors @richardmylan.bsky.social on his nomination in the @thestage.co.uk #DebutAwards www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-de...

Last day in the forest today — tomorrow it’s London, the theatre, then back to the music next week… #Theatre #Music #BetweenTheNotes #Forest

Quiet days in the forest — Wagner’s Forest Murmurs comes to mind #Opera #Betweenthenotes

Wind, rain, sea, and the foghorn in Mumbles today — couldn’t help thinking of Peter Grimes. Britten really understood this kind of atmosphere. #PeterGrimes #BenjaminBritten #OperaLife #SeaInterludes #Opera #Mumbles

Back in Swansea for the holidays — where it all began. This part of the world has produced so many wonderful opera singers, singers, actors, musicians, and artists. Grateful to have grown up here. #Swansea #WelshArtist #OperaLife #BetweenTheNotes #Arts

In town for opera coaching and caught The Comedy About Spies. Sharp, fast, brilliantly played — a great night at the theatre. #TheComedyAboutSpies #ComedyAboutSpies #LondonTheatre #StageEnergy

Recently came across this backstage photo from my time as Piangi in the West End Phantom of the Opera. It also brought back memories of voicing the role for the 2004 film adaptation. More on instagram.com/leedavidbowen #ThePhantomOfTheOpera #Piangi #OperaLife #Charaktertenor #POTO

Always good to experience storytelling from another angle — Evita at The London Palladium last night. A reminder of how powerful live theatre can be. Congratulations to all the cast and creatives. #Evita #LondonPalladium #LiveTheatre #PerformerPerspective #WestEnd

Been past here many times and only just noticed this. #Mozart #London #BehindTheNotes

To all professionals (and retirees) in the film, television, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text and post a pic on YOUR page.

Wonderful to see the late renowned Welsh tenor Stuart Burrows being celebrated on BBC Four this evening. Such a glorious voice and amazing international artist. #Avoicefortheworld #StuartBurrows #OperaSinger #Tenor #Wales

I’m a big fan of Vaughan Williams - just listening to his Sancta civitas from BBC Proms - such a thought provoking, reflective piece of music. #BBCProms

Happy birthday to one of Swansea’s finest opera singers - Bass Gareth Long. #OperaSinger #BehindTheNotes #Bass #Opera #Swansea

“As representing our local council…” One of those roles — full of character and deceptively lyrical. From a production of #AlbertHerring, where I played the Mayor (Mr Upfold). 📸 Backstage photo by Gerard Demattio #OperaSinger #Tenor #Charaktertenor #BehindTheNotes #Britten

Summer in Wales 2025. #Wales #Summer2025 #BetweenTheNotes #OperaSinger

I worked with Stewart while singing Piangi in Phantom of the Opera — excited for his upcoming memoir! ‘Beginners to the Stage, Please’ follows his journey from tearing tickets to stage managing Phantom in the West End. 🔗 troubador.co.uk/bookshop/mem... #PhantomLondon #TheatreMemoir #BackstageLife