Alex Akhurst
(OPERA, STAGE AND RECITAL PERFORMANCES (Dates in Blue are upcoming)
14/09/20
Tête a Tête festival 2020
(with Nine Muses Opera)
'A Time of Empty Tales'
The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
10/07/20 (CANCELLED)
Random Opera Company
Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart)
Ferrando
Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby
13/06/20 (CANCELLED)
Alresford Community Choir
Carmina Burana (Carl Orff)
Tenor Soloist
St John's Church, Alresford, Hampshire
29/04/20 (CANCELLED)
Blackheath Halls, London
('side by side' performance with Welsh National Opera Orchestra)
La Traviata (Verdi) Act 1 (concert performance)
Alfredo
24/04/20 - 25/04/20 (CANCELLED)
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten)
Lysander
AND
Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini)
Conte di Libenskof
14/12/19
Royal Victoria Country Park Carol Service
Soloist
13/12/19
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Don Ramiro
01/12/19
Recital of French and Italian Song from the 19th Century
With pianist Adam Johnson on an 1840 Erard Grand Piano
The Yorke Trust, Norfolk
01/11/19
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), and Brighella (Ariadne Auf Naxos)
Directed by James Hurley, Jennifer Hamilton and Toria Banks
Peacock Room, King Charles Court, Greenwich
16/10/19
Masterclass Recital with ROH Jette Parker Young Artists:
Michael Mofidian bass-baritone
Stephanie Wake-Edwards mezzo-soprano
David Gowland piano
07/09/19 - 09/09/19
'The Pirates of Penzance' G&S
Tenor ensemble
Rocket Opera & The Maltings Theatre
Berwick Festival Opera
26/07/19 - 27/07/19
'The Tempest' Henry Purcell - Directed by Jennifer Hamilton
Aeolus (and tenor ensemble)
The Yorke Trust
Wells Maltings, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
22/06/19 – 23/06/19
‘Iolanthe’ G&S
Lord Tolloler
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Library Lawn, St John’s College, Durham (outdoor performance)
04/06/19
Final Recital (BA Music)
Music by E. Lalo, F. Schubert, J.S. Bach, J-P. Rameau
Durham University Music Department
Palace Green, Durham
07/04/19
St Matthew Passion J.S. Bach (1736 version)
Tenor Chorus
The Bishop's Consort (directed by David Stancliffe)
St Andrew's Church, Corbridge, Northumberland
22/02/19 – 23/02/19 (Three performances)
‘Die Fledermaus’ J Strauss (English ed. R. Hanmer)
Alfred
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Gala Theatre, Durham City
08/02/19
'The Life of St Cuthbert' by Solfa Carlile World Premiere with Cantata Dramatica
Conducted by James Burton
Ensemble Tenor
Durham Vocal Festival
22/12/18
'O Holy Night' (Recital in aid of Winchester Hospice Charity)
All Saints Church, Petersfield Rd. Winchester
16/12/18
'Messiah' G.F Handel
Tenor soloist and Chorus (one-to-a-part)
Opera Dei Lumi
Ushaw College Chapel, Durham
14/12/18
‘Messiah’ G.F Handel
Tenor soloist and Chorus (one-to-a-part)
Opera Dei Lumi
Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
01/12/18
‘The Yeoman of the Guard’ G&S
Colonel Fairfax
St Cuthbert’s Church, Durham
23/11/18
‘Acis and Galatea’ G.F. Handel
Damon
Dunelm Consort and Players (Durham)
St Oswald’s Church, Durham
10/11/18
‘Messiah’ G.F. Handel
Tenor Chorus (one-to-a-part)
The Bishop’s Consort (directed by David Stancliffe)
High House Chapel, Weardale
31/08/18 – 01/09/18
‘HMS Pinafore’ G&S
Ralph Rackstraw
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
02/07/18 – 04/07/18
‘The Farmer’ William Shield
Valentine
Rocket Opera
Jesmond Church + St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead
14/06/18 – 16/06/18
‘HMS Pinafore’ G&S
Ralph Rackstraw
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Assembly Rooms Theatre
28/06/18
‘The Mikado’ G&S
Nanky-Poo
Shakespeare Hall, Durham City
04/04/18
Vocal Recital with Imogen Baker (Soprano)
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hound
30/11/17
'Ad Lucem' - Durham University Choral Society & Durham University Classical Ensemble
Tenor Soloist
'Wachet Auf' (BWV 140) J.S. Bach, and
'Dixit Dominus' G. F. Handel (HWV 232)
09/09/17
Recital with The Wykeham Quintet (Winchester-based vocal ensemble)
Holy Trinity Church, Gosport
14/09/20
Tête a Tête festival 2020
(with Nine Muses Opera)
'A Time of Empty Tales'
The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
10/07/20 (CANCELLED)
Random Opera Company
Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart)
Ferrando
Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby
13/06/20 (CANCELLED)
Alresford Community Choir
Carmina Burana (Carl Orff)
Tenor Soloist
St John's Church, Alresford, Hampshire
29/04/20 (CANCELLED)
Blackheath Halls, London
('side by side' performance with Welsh National Opera Orchestra)
La Traviata (Verdi) Act 1 (concert performance)
Alfredo
24/04/20 - 25/04/20 (CANCELLED)
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten)
Lysander
AND
Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini)
Conte di Libenskof
14/12/19
Royal Victoria Country Park Carol Service
Soloist
13/12/19
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Don Ramiro
01/12/19
Recital of French and Italian Song from the 19th Century
With pianist Adam Johnson on an 1840 Erard Grand Piano
The Yorke Trust, Norfolk
01/11/19
Trinity Laban Opera presents: Opera Scenes
Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), and Brighella (Ariadne Auf Naxos)
Directed by James Hurley, Jennifer Hamilton and Toria Banks
Peacock Room, King Charles Court, Greenwich
16/10/19
Masterclass Recital with ROH Jette Parker Young Artists:
Michael Mofidian bass-baritone
Stephanie Wake-Edwards mezzo-soprano
David Gowland piano
07/09/19 - 09/09/19
'The Pirates of Penzance' G&S
Tenor ensemble
Rocket Opera & The Maltings Theatre
Berwick Festival Opera
26/07/19 - 27/07/19
'The Tempest' Henry Purcell - Directed by Jennifer Hamilton
Aeolus (and tenor ensemble)
The Yorke Trust
Wells Maltings, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
22/06/19 – 23/06/19
‘Iolanthe’ G&S
Lord Tolloler
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Library Lawn, St John’s College, Durham (outdoor performance)
04/06/19
Final Recital (BA Music)
Music by E. Lalo, F. Schubert, J.S. Bach, J-P. Rameau
Durham University Music Department
Palace Green, Durham
07/04/19
St Matthew Passion J.S. Bach (1736 version)
Tenor Chorus
The Bishop's Consort (directed by David Stancliffe)
St Andrew's Church, Corbridge, Northumberland
22/02/19 – 23/02/19 (Three performances)
‘Die Fledermaus’ J Strauss (English ed. R. Hanmer)
Alfred
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Gala Theatre, Durham City
08/02/19
'The Life of St Cuthbert' by Solfa Carlile World Premiere with Cantata Dramatica
Conducted by James Burton
Ensemble Tenor
Durham Vocal Festival
22/12/18
'O Holy Night' (Recital in aid of Winchester Hospice Charity)
All Saints Church, Petersfield Rd. Winchester
16/12/18
'Messiah' G.F Handel
Tenor soloist and Chorus (one-to-a-part)
Opera Dei Lumi
Ushaw College Chapel, Durham
14/12/18
‘Messiah’ G.F Handel
Tenor soloist and Chorus (one-to-a-part)
Opera Dei Lumi
Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
01/12/18
‘The Yeoman of the Guard’ G&S
Colonel Fairfax
St Cuthbert’s Church, Durham
23/11/18
‘Acis and Galatea’ G.F. Handel
Damon
Dunelm Consort and Players (Durham)
St Oswald’s Church, Durham
10/11/18
‘Messiah’ G.F. Handel
Tenor Chorus (one-to-a-part)
The Bishop’s Consort (directed by David Stancliffe)
High House Chapel, Weardale
31/08/18 – 01/09/18
‘HMS Pinafore’ G&S
Ralph Rackstraw
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
02/07/18 – 04/07/18
‘The Farmer’ William Shield
Valentine
Rocket Opera
Jesmond Church + St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead
14/06/18 – 16/06/18
‘HMS Pinafore’ G&S
Ralph Rackstraw
Durham (University) Opera Ensemble
Assembly Rooms Theatre
28/06/18
‘The Mikado’ G&S
Nanky-Poo
Shakespeare Hall, Durham City
04/04/18
Vocal Recital with Imogen Baker (Soprano)
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hound
30/11/17
'Ad Lucem' - Durham University Choral Society & Durham University Classical Ensemble
Tenor Soloist
'Wachet Auf' (BWV 140) J.S. Bach, and
'Dixit Dominus' G. F. Handel (HWV 232)
09/09/17
Recital with The Wykeham Quintet (Winchester-based vocal ensemble)
Holy Trinity Church, Gosport
