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Alexander James Edwards, Tenor new article content ... Alexander James Edwards (formerly known as James Edwards) is an international lyric opera tenor based in the UK. Born 1974, Rochford Essex Education: St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School (19812-1988); Bishop’s Stortford College Hertfordshire UK (1988-1992); Royal Northern College of Music (1994-1998); Royal Academy of Music (1998-2000). Vilar Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House (2003-2005).

Childhood: Elijah (Boy) 1985, Royal Albert Hall; Bergerac (BBC TV, episode “Man of Sorrows”, 1988)

Opera house debuts: ROH Messenger in Aida (conductor Pappano, director Robert Wilson; 2003); ENO Novice in Billy Budd (conductor Andrew Litton, director Neil Armfield, 2005); Gothenburg Opera Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress (conductor Okku Kamu, director David Radok, 2010);Theatre du Chatelet Mr Erlanson in A Little Night Music, director Wigglesworth, director Lee Blakeney, 2010); Salzburg Landestheater Albert Herring in Albert Herring (conductor Ivor Bolton, director Stephen Metcalf, 2007); New Zealand Festival Opera Rodolfo La Boheme (conductor/director José Aparicio, 2016); Theater Lübeck Foresto in Attila (conductor Ryusuke Numajiri, director Peter Konwitschny, 2016); Raymond Gubbay (Opera Productions) Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly, 2006).

Main orchestral engagements: (to follow)

Recordings: With St Paul’s Cathedral Choir: http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W2955

Selected reviews: (to follow)

Agent James Black Ltd: http://jamesblackmanagement.com/artists/category/tenors/alexander-james-edwards

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