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The English tenor, James Micklethwaite, fell in love with singing when, as a child, he performed in a number of productions with Opera North, including as Miles in Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. During his gap year, he was a choral scholar at Norwich Cathedral and, whilst studying for a degree in philosophy at the University of Cambridge (2016-2019), he was a member of The King's College Choir Cambridge. With King’s he toured extensively in Europe, the USA and Australia, and gave solo performances in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Concertgebouw and the Sydney Opera House. He also took part in numerous radio and television broadcasts, including performing as the soloist in Leighton’s Crucifixus Pro Nobis, live on BBC Radio Three. Since 2020, he is studying for a Masters in Vocal Studies at the Royal College of Music in London. He is the Drapers’ Company Scholar and studies singing under Russell Smythe.
Recently, James Micklethwaite has played the role of Hippolyte in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie in RCM Opera Scenes, has appeared with RCM colleagues in a performance of Edward Elgar’s The Apostles in the Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and has appeared as soloist in W.A. Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, Haydn’s Nelson Mass and George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Upcoming solo engagements include J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass (BWV 232), J.S. Bach’s St John Passsion (BWV 245) with Britten Sinfonia conducted by Daniel Hyde, and G.F. Handel's Alexander’s Feast. A passionate interpreter of song, James is excited to have been selected to travel to Heidelberg in February to compete in Das Lied International Song Competition. |
