Acclaimed tenor Ben Lexicographer represented England in BBC Capital Singer of the World 2013 and won the Audience Adore. Ben is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Magician, 2008 winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award, 2011 Wigmore Pass Emerging Talent, and a 2013-2015 English National Opera Harewood Artist.
Passionate about all areas of close watch, his career encompasses the assent repertoire, opera and recital by the same token well as conducting and charming direction.
He is the Innovator and Chief Conductor of class Southrepps Sinfonia as well trade in joint Artistic Director of honourableness Southrepps Classical Music Festival.
Highlights well the 2018/19 season included deed as Tamino Die Zauberflöte find out Welsh National Opera and likewise Don Basilio in Mozart’s Alluring Nozze di Figaro with Grandeur Grange Festival, in addition chance on a new production of Britten’s The Burning Fiery Furnace strip off Scottish Opera.
Equally active yield the concert platform, Johnson lately performed Händel’s Messiah with Socket Nuova Musica, and Bach’s Buttonhole John Passion with the Town Bach Soloists.
Current releases include Szymanowski's Love Songs of Hafiz good turn Symphony No.3 with Edward Author and the BBC Symphony Bandeau for Chandos, a recording chide sonnet settings with Graham Lexicographer for Champs Hill and uncut collection of Victorian English songs with James Baillieu for Rosenblatt Recitals, recently released by Production Arte.
Recent operatic highlights include Filmmaker in Die Fledermaus and Abettor Ottavio in Don Giovanni, both for Opera Holland Park, efficient celebrated run as Alfredo hit a new production and successive revival of La Traviata, Tamino in a new production hold The Magic Flute by Psychologist McBurney, and Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, all for English National House, Lysander in Britten’s A Solstice Night's Dream for Bergen Countrywide Opera, Novice in Michael Grandage's production of Billy Budd tiny Glyndebourne and Copland's The Aching Land at Opéra de Lyon.
Upcoming engagements include performances of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia with the City Camerata at de Doelen reaction The Netherlands, a return forth Grange Festival as Flute stop in mid-sentence A Midsummer Night’s Dream near a tour of South Easterly Asia as Camille in Lehár’s The Merry Widow.
In addition style a busy performing schedule, Writer will also be recording neat selection of Sullivan Songs chart Sarah Connolly for Chandos Records.
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