Born in Essex, James Edwards began singing as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral, continuing his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. He made his Royal Opera, Covent Garden, debut as an Apprentice Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 2002 later joining the Young Artists Programme singing roles including Nikolios The Greek Passion, Pong Turandot, Albazar Il turco in Italia, Messenger Aïda, Roderigo Otello and Gaston La traviata.
Other roles have included the title role in Albert Herring at the Salzburg Landestheater, Novice Billy Budd for English National Opera, Push by David Bruce for Tête-à-Tête, Sempronio Lo speziale for the Israel Camerata, Ferrando Così fan tutte (Unwrapped) for Scottish Opera, Mr Erlanson A Little Night Music at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Pirelli Sweeney Todd and Tom Rakewell The Rake’s Progress for the the Gothenburg Opera, Lensky Eugene Onegin for opera by definition, Roderigo Otello for the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Mas de Daumas GassacThe Lovely Ladies at the Buxton Festival and First Brother The Seven Deadly Sins for the Royal Ballet. Recordings and broadcasts include The Carmelites for Chandos and Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio 2.
On the concert platform he made his BBC Proms debut in 2006, and other engagements have included Beethoven Choral Symphony with the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart Requiem with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Szymanowski Love Songs of Hafiz with the BBC Philharmonic, Verdi Requiem at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea,and the National Concert Hall, Dublin,Viennese Galas with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Opera Galas for Longborough Festival Opera, the Mikkeli City Orchestra, the Orion Symphony Orchestra and the Sussex Symphony Orchestra, Proms in the Park with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christmas Galas and Last Night of the Spring Proms for Raymond Gubbay Ltd and The Battle Proms 2009 at Althorp Park.
In 2011, James Edwards was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music by the Governing body of the RAM for distinguishing himself in the field of Opera.
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