James Hall

Praised by The Arts Desk for his ‘flawless’, ‘stand-out’ performances on Opera, Concert and Theatre stages around the world, countertenor James Hall enjoys great success in baroque and contemporary repertoire, and appears with the world’s leading ensembles and opera companies. Current and future engagements include DARDANO in Handel’s Amadigi di Gaula Buxton Festival, JOACIM Susanna Opera North, IVAN VANE in the world premier of Elena Langer’s To Die For Nederlandse Reisopera, and roles in The Opera Circus with music by Handel Opera2day.

Recent projects have included HERCULES The Choice of Hercules London Handel Festival, CAKE/BERGHAHN Itch Opera Holland Park, Bach B Minor Mass (with Vladimir Jurowski) Bayerische Staatsoper München, JAN MATTHIJSZ/BISSCHOP The Apocalypse based on works by JS Bach Opera2day, LICHAS Hercules Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe, STRUMPET GINGER in Purcell’s Masque of Might Opera North, and Ottone (title role) and ANDRONICO Tamerlano ETO. In concerts, James sang with The English Concert at Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Hall, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Dunedin Consort, Monteverdi Choir, Collegium Vocale Ghent, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Past engagemets include HAMOR Jeptha Bregenz, roles in Monteverdi’s Ulisse Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, OBERON A Midsummer Night’s Dream Deutsche Oper Berlin and Opéra National de Montpellier, THE BOY Written on Skin Venice Biennale, and a concert with Sir George Benjamin for the composer’s 60th birthday at the Royal Festival Hall. Other past engagements include GOFFREDO and MAGO CRISTIANO Rinaldo Glyndebourne Festival and Glyndebourne on Tour, GUILDENSTERN Hamlet Glyndebourne on Tour, a tour with countertenor Iestyn Davies Wigmore Hall and Palace of Versailles, NARCISO Agrippina Grange Festival, and FARINELLI alongside Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance in Farinelli and the King Belasco Theater, Broadway. He created the roles of LEON in Osborn’s The Mother Mahogany Opera Group, NATHANIEL in Na’ama Zisser’s Black Sand Tete-a-Tete and Grimeborn Festivals, and JOHAN in the world premiere of David Bruce’s Nothing Glyndebourne. He sang ADALBERTO Ottone Festival de Beaune, ZEPHYRUS Apollo et Hyacinthus Classical Opera, and Giulio Cesare Early Opera Company.

James studied at the Royal College of Music.