 The
tenor John Graham-Hall, who sings in the two works by Vaughan
Williams, Four Hymns and On Wenlock Edge, is well known in London for his
performances in both opera houses. He is a principal at English National
Opera, where he has sung many roles and has recently appeared in Lulu by
Alban Berg, and will soon be Mime in the new Ring cycle. Next month he
will be Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss at the Royal Opera
House, where he has already sung the roles of Albert Herring and Basilio.
He has also sung with all the other major British companies, including
Glyndebourne Festival, Kent Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera,
Opera North, Aldeburgh Festival, Almeida Festival, St Endellion Festival
and Alderton.
John Graham-Hall is also well known abroad,
having worked in Rome, Lyon, Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Vancouver,
Toronto, Brussels, Antwerp, Lisbon, Stuttgart, Nice and Amsterdam.
Conductors he has worked with include Haitink, Boulez, Chailly, Abbado,
Rattle, Harnoncourt, Gardiner, Nagano, Atherton, Tate and Andrew Davis.
His concert career has taken him all over Europe and he has sung with all
the major British orchestras. Highlights include War Requiem
and Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings by Britten, Dream of Gerontius
by Elgar, Child of Our Time and King Priam by Tippett, and Joan of Arc
by Honegger and Carmina Burana by Orff at the Proms.
He appears regularly on radio and television
and has made several recordings, among which is ‘The Silver Tassie’ by
Mark-Anthony Turnage, which has been recently released to great acclaim.
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