John Mark Ainsley (Tenor) - Short Biography

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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 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
Stephen Cleobury	Tenor	BWV 245
Harry Christophers	Tenor	BWV 232
Richard Hickox	Tenor	BWV 243
Robert King	Tenor	BWV 163
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)

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