Simon Kirkbride

Bass-baritone

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  On the concert platform Simon has sung most of the major works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Britten, Elgar, Walton, Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and has performed with London Philharmonic, Les Arts Florissants, Le Concert d’Astrée, The King’s Consort, Florilegium, London Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and London Baroque. Recent and future engagements include Theseus A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Athens, Sprecher Die Zauberflöte for Glyndebourne, Nazarene Salome and Hobson Peter Grimes for Grand Théâtre de Genève, Thaddeus in concert performances of The Last Supper in Milan and Turin, and European tours of Purcell’s Ode to Saint Cecilia and Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe.

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  • Christus (St Matthew Passion), Kölner Kammerorchester
    Cologne, April 2011

    An American Evangelist and Briton as Christus were the two “pillars”...Simon Kirkbride in the role of Christus’ portrayal had the ideal balance between vitality and warmth. In diction they were indistinguishable from native speakers - a "blessing" for the pronunciation-meticulous conductor

    Volker Fries, Kölnische Rundschau

  • High Priest of Jupiter (Hercules), Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
    (Aix-en-Provence)

    Simon Kirkbride’s brief but potent appearance at the priest of Jupiter made most of the cast seem confidential . . .

    Financial Times

    Simon Kirkbride, prêtre de Jupiter, a toute l’autorité requise par sa courte intervention.

    La Libre Belgique

  • Alidoro (La Cenerentola),
    Mid Wales Opera

    …Simon Kirkbride a sonorous Alidoro.

    The Daily Telegraph

    Simon Kirkbride brought welcome dignity and understanding to Alidoro, plus a voice of unforced clarity and lustre.

    Birmingham Post

  • Gilbert & Sullivan Gala, Jacques Offenbach Festival,
    Bad Ems

    The soloists provided the typically dry English humour : . . . the powerful baritone of Simon Kirkbride…

    Rheinische Zeitung

• Simon Kirkbride opera Repertoire

  Beethoven

  • Fidelio (Don Fernando; Pizzaro)

  Britten

  • Albert Herring (Mr Gedge)
  • Billy Budd (Redburn)
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom; Starveling; Theseus)
  • Peter Grimes (Hobson; Balstrode)

  Bizet

  • Carmen (Morales; Zuniga; Escamillo)

  Debussy

  • Pelléas et Mélisande (Golaud)

  Donizetti

  • L’Elisir d’amore (Belcore; Dulcamara)

  Handel

  • Alcina (Melisso)
  • Hercules (Priest of Jupiter)
  • Rodelinda (Garibaldo)
  • Semele (Cadmus)
  • Serse (Ariodate)

  Humperdinck

  • Hansel and Gretel (Peter)

  Janacek

  • The Cunning Little Vixen (Harasta; Forester)

  Mozart

  • Così fan tutte (Don Alfonso)
  • La clemenza di Tito (Publio)
  • Don Giovanni (Leporello; Masetto; Don Giovanni)Idomeneo (Voice of Neptune)
  • Le nozze di Figaro (Conte di Almaviva; Figaro; Bartolo)
  • Zaide (Osmin)
  • Die Zauberflöte (Sprecher)

  Rossini

  • Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Bartolo)
  • Cenerentola (Alidoro)

  Vincente Martin y Soler

  • Il Tutore Burlato (Pippo)

  J. Strauß

  • Fledermaus (Dr Falke)

  R. Strauß

  • Ariadne auf Naxos (Musiklehrer)
  • Salome (Nazarene; Soldat 1&2; Jokanaan)

  Stravinsky

  • The Rake’s progress (Nick Shadow)

  Verdi

  • Simon Boccanegra (Paolo)

  Wagner

  • Parsifal (Amfortas)
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Beckmesser)

  Walton

  • The Bear (Smirnov)

  Simon Kirkbride Concert Repertoire

  Bach

  • St John Passion
  • St Mathew Passion
  • B Minor Mass
  • Christmas Oratorio
  • Magnificat

  C.P.E.Bach

  • Magnificat

  Beethoven

  • Symphony no. 9
  • Mass in C major

  Berlioz

  • Messe solennelle

  Brahms

  • Requiem

  Requiem

  • Cantata Academica
  • War Requiem

  Dvorak

  • Te Deum

  Durufle

  • Requiem

  Elgar

  • Dream of Gerontius
  • Light Of Life

  Faure

  • Requiem

  Handel

  • Israel In Egypt
  • Judas Maccabaeus
  • Messiah
  • Samson
  • Saul
  • Theodora

  Haydn

  • Creation
  • Creation Mass
  • Paukenmesse
  • The Seasons

  Mozart

  • C Minor Mass
  • Requiem
  • Solemn vespers
  • Messiah (arrangement)
  • Coronation Mass

  Monteverdi

  • Vespers

  Mendelssohn

  • Elijah
  • St Paul

  Puccini

  • Messa di Gloria

  Rossini

  • Petite messe solennelle

  Saint-saens

  • Requiem

  Schubert

  • Mass in A flat major
  • Mass in G major
  • Stabat Mater

  Stravinsky

  • Mass

  Tippet

  • Child Of Our Time

  Walton

  • Belshazzar's Feast

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