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James Gribble – Baritone 193 Broad Hinton, Twyford, Reading, RG10 0XA

07976555590 jgribble@me.com Equity Number: P00458480 Graduated from: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with BMus Hons in Vocal Performance

Performance experience: • Recent & upcoming:

GOUNOD – Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio) For Acadian Opera October 2019 Conductor: Justin Lavender Director: Alison Marshall

CAVALLI – La Calisto (Pane) For Longborough Festival Opera July-August 2019 Conductor: Lesley Anne Sammons Director: Mathilde Lopez

DONIZETTI – Anna Bolena (Ensemble) For Longborough Festival Opera June-July 2019 Conductor: Jeremy Silver Director: Jenny Miller

MORGAN POCHIN – Cleopatra (Bass) For Morgan Pochin & The Royal Albert Hall March 2019 Director: Thomas Guthrie

PUCCINI – Gianni Schicchi (Amantio di Nicolao) for London Gay Symphony Orchestra December 2018 Conductor: Christopher Braime Director: Fraser Grant

PUCCINI – Gianni Schicchi (Pinellino) for William Griffiths Presents November 2018 Conductor: Thomas Payne Director: David Phillips

SULLIVAN – Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant of Police) for Heritage Opera September 2018 Conductor: James Longstaff Director: Sarah Helsby Hughes

SULLIVAN - Haddon Hall (Chorus mentor & Chorus) for National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company August 2018 at Buxton Opera House & The Royal Hall Harrogate Conductor: Andrew Nicklin Director: Sarah Helsby Hughes

• At Royal Birmingham Conservatoire I sang in fully staged productions of: OFFENBACH - La Vie Parisienne (Bobinet) February 2018

Conductor: Michael Seal Director: Michael Barry

BRITTEN - The Beggar’s Opera (Captain Macheath) May 2017 Conductor: Fraser Goulding Director: Matthew Sharp

MOZART- Le Nozze di Figaro (Antonio & Cover Figaro) March 2017 Conductor: Fraser Goulding Director: Michael Barry

RAVEL - L’enfant et les sortilèges (L’horloge comtoise) March 2016 Conductor: Fraser Goulding Director: Michael Barry

BLOW - Venus & Adonis (Shepherd & Huntsman) May 2015 CHARPENTIER - Actéon (Huntsman) May 2015

Conductor: Andrew King Director: Michael Barry

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And scenes from: WALTON - The Bear (Grigory Smirnov) December 2017 VERDI - Falstaff (Ford) December 2017

Conductor: Paul Wingfield Director: Greg Eldridge PUCCINI - La Rondine (Rambaldo) December 2016 VERDI - Otello (Montano) December 2016 BRITTEN - Albert Herring (Mr Gedge) December 2015

Conductor: Paul Wingfield Director: Jamie Hayes

• Other opera productions include: WAGNER - Der fliegende Holländer (Chorus) for Longborough Festival Opera 2018 STACHELEK - Out at Sea [World Premier] (Medium) for Frontiers Festival March 2016 SULLIVAN - The Gondoliers [Tour] (Chorus) for Opera della Luna May 2014 GOUNOD - Romeo & Juliet (Benvolio) for Bearwood Opera July 2014

• Musical theatre productions include: SONDHEIM – Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince) Mac, Birmingham June 2018 WEBBER - Phantom of the Opera [youth production] (Phantom) April 2015 WEBBER - Jesus Christ Super Star [youth production] (Judas) Sep 2013 SCHÖNBERG - Les Misérables [student edition] (Valjean) Sep 2012 SHEIK - Spring Awakening (Ernst) for MasterAct May 2011

• TV & Film productions include: Olympic Opening Ceremony (WW1 Solider) July 2012 Les Misérables Film (Ensemble in Master of the House & Student) Summer 2012

• Oratorio/concert performances include: STAINER - Crucifixion (Bass/Baritone Solo) PURCELL - Dido and Aeneas [Concert] (Aeneas) MENDELSSOHN – Elijah (Elijah) BEETHOVEN - Mass in C (Bass Solo)

• Other performances of note: DEBUSSY - Soloist in CBSO Debussy Festival Concert for Fêtes galantes II March 2018 BERLIOZ – Professional Singer with London Philharmonia Chorus March 2019

Masterclasses & competitions of note: • 2nd Prize in The Edward Brooks English Song Prize 2018 • British Youth Opera Summer Opera Workshop Course August 2017 • 2nd Prize in Cecil Drew Oratorio Prize 2017 • Finalist in Mario Lanza Opera Prize adjudicated by Sir Thomas Allen 2017 • Masterclass with Andrew Slater 2017 • 1st Prize Winifred Micklam Prize 2015

Education: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (BMus Hons, Voice & Opera) 2014-2018 Piggott Sixth Form, Wargrave (A Levels: Music, Drama, Maths) Piggott School, Wargrave (10 GCSEs)

Other interests & skills: • Film Making - specialising in high quality original films to accompany live performances of

classical art song • Photography - professional standard portraits, nature and live stage productions • Graphic Design • Puppetry & Puppet Making

• Stilt Walking, Running, Cycling, Swimming & Hiking • Holds full drivers’ licence