Soloists

Praised for his “outstanding” and “flawless” performances on opera, concert and theatre stages around the world, countertenor James Hall regularly appears with some of the world’s leading ensembles and opera companies. Current and future engagements include Bach’s B Minor Mass at the Bayerische Staatsoper München, Jan Matthijsz/Bisschop in The Apocalypse based on works by JS Bach with Opera2day, Lichas in Hercules for the Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe, Strumpet Ginger in Purcell’s Masque of Might with Opera North, concerts with Dunedin Consort and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Ottone (title role) and Andronico in Tamerlano with ETO. Past engagements include roles in Monteverdi’s Ulisse with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Deutsche Oper Berlin and Opéra National de Montpellier, The Boy in Written on Skin with the Venice Biennale, Goffredo and Mago Cristiano in Rinaldo with the Glyndebourne Festival and Glyndebourne on Tour, and Guildenstern in Hamlet with Glyndebourne on Tour. As Farinelli in Farinelli and the King he shared the stage with Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance at the Belasco Theater on Broadway. He sang concerts with the Collegium Vocale Ghent, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, The English Concert, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Concerto Copenhagen, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus and Festival de Beaune, and appeared in concert with Sir George Benjamin to mark the composer’s 60th birthday at the Royal Festival Hall.