John Mark Ainsley (Tenor)

Born: July 9, 1963 - Crewe, Cheshire, England

The English tenor, John Mark Ainsley, began his musical training in Oxford and continues to study with Diane Forlano.

In 1990 John Mark Ainsley made his American début with concerts in New York and Boston. In 1992 he made his début with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1993 he made his début in the Vienna Musikverein, singing the St Matthew (BWV 244) and St John Passions (BWV 245) under Peter Schreier. The role of the Evangelist in J.S. Bach’s Passions remains one of the main staples of John Mark Ainsley’s repertory. He is also known as one of the best interpreters of Geman lieder. His concert engagements have included appearances with the London Philharmonic under Roger Norrington, the London Symphony under Sir Colin Davis, Les Musiciens du Louvre under Marc Minkowski, the Berlin Philharmonic under Haitink and Simon Rattle, the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur and both the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Orchestre de Paris under Carlo Maria Giulini, the London Symphony under Previn, the Vienna Philharmonic under Roger Norrington and the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa. His operatic roles have included Idamante with the Welsh National Opera, Fenton with Scottish Opera, Don Ottavio at the Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne Festivals and in San Francisco, Orfeo with the Netherlands Opera and many others.

John Mark Ainsley's extensive discography (more than a hundred recordings) includes appearances with all the major recording companies.

Source: Mostly Hyperion
Contributed by Galina Kolomietz (February 2001) Website

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ivor Bolton

Tenor

G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina, HWV 34 [Oronte]

Stephen Cleobury

Tenor

BWV 245

Harry Christophers

Tenor

BWV 232

Richard Hickox

Tenor

BWV 243

Robert King

Tenor

BWV 163

Roger Norrington

Tenor

BWV 232

Seiji Ozawa

Tenor

BWV 232, BWV 244

Links to other Sites

John Mark Ainsley - tenor (Hyperion)

John Mark Ainsley in interview with Melanie Eskenazi (MW)