Mark Padmore (Tenor) - Short Biography

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Mark Padmore (Tenor)
Born: London, England
The English tenor, Mark Padmore, began his musical studies as a clarinettist, switching to singing after he gained a choral scholarship to King's College, Cambridge. After graduating in 1982, Mark Padmore began working with a number of period performance choirs and ensembles, including the Tallis Scholars, The Sixteen and the King's Consort. In 1987, he became a member of the Hilliard Ensemble with whom he toured extensively and made a number of recordings. In 1991, he became a member of Les Arts Florissants, taking part in some of the group's most acclaimed productions and recordings, including the Gramophone-award winning recording of Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie and the critically acclaimed recording of Georg Frideric Handel's Messiah. Mark Padmore continues to collaborate with Les Arts Florissants, albeit less frequently. Over the past several years, Mark Padmore has become particularly well known for his committed performances of the Evangelist in J.S. Bach's Passions (BWV 244 & BWV 245). His appearance as the Evangelist in the staged production by Deborah Warner of Bach's Saint John Passion (BWV 245) with English National Opera is worthy of particular mention. Mark Padmore's repertory ranges from medieval polyphony, to opera, to contemporary songs. His operatic roles have included Jason in M-A Charpentier's Medeé, Alphee in Lully's Proserpine, the title roles in Rameau’s Pygmalion and Zoroastre, Hippolyte in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, Arnalta in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Admete in G.F. Handel's Alceste and many others. As a concert artist, he has performed with such leading conductors as Philippe Herreweghe, William Christie, Paul McCreesh, John Eliot Gardiner, Robert King, Christophe Rousset, Marc Minkowski, Nicholas McGegan, Gustav Leonhardt and Richard Hickox. Mark Padmore has taken part in more than 80 recordings.

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Source: Mainly VanWalsum Management, although not verbatim Contributed by Galina Kolomietz (February 2001) Website
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Harry Christophers	Tenor	BWV 225-230, BWV 248
John Eliot Gardiner	Tenor	BWV 66, BWV 113, BWV 179 BCP: BWV 8, BWV 12, BWV 27, BWV 95, BWV 103, BWV 146, BWV 161 DVD: BWV 245
Philippe Herreweghe	Tenor	BWV 8, BWV 12, BWV 29, BWV 38, BWV 63, BWV 75, BWV 91, BWV 110, BWV 119, BWV 120, BWV 121, BWV 122, BWV 125, BWV 133; BWV 138, BWV 207, BWV 214 BWV 243a, BWV 245
Paul McCreesh	Tenor	BWV 244
Purcell Quartet	Tenor	BWV 233-236
Links to other Sites
Mark Padmore (Official Website) Mark Padmore (The Three Hautes-Contre) Mark Padmore Biography Mark Padmore - Tenor (Van Walsum Management) Mark Padmore (Harmonia Mundi)			Mark Padmore (JRP Dynu) [French] Mark Padmore - Biography (AMG) Raphi's Serious Singers List : Tenors : Mark Padmore Mark Padmore (Oster-Klang Wien) [German]

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