Daniel John Taylor, born in November 1969, is a Canadian countertenor, conductor, and early music specialist. Taylor completed studies at McGill University and the Université de Montréal before pursuing further vocal training at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London under Michael Chance. Taylor made his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1997 in George Frideric Handel's Theodora, going on to perform roles including Nerone in Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea and Oberon in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. His discography comprises over 120 recordings across labels including Deutsche Grammophon Archiv, Sony, and Harmonia Mundi, featuring participation in Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Bach Cantata Pilgrimage and Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor. Taylor has won awards including a Grammy Award, a Juno Award, and a Gramophone Award, and was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2021.
