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Welcome to the official web site of
UK-based baritone Mark Oldfield
Mark has sung roles for many leading opera companies throughout the world (Brussels, Tel Aviv, Antwerp, Scottish Opera, Covent Garden) in a repertoire that includes Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, Tchaikowsky and Britten.
Mark has worked with celebrated producers and directors such as Graham Vick, Stephen Langridge, Mike Ashman, Francesca Zambello, Simon Callow and David Freeman. He has established a strong reputation for his striking stage presence and confident acting ability. In the course of performing some roles he has danced, abseiled, juggled with a live owl on his shoulder and engaged in combat. He is a true actor/singer.
Mark has been widely praised for his vocal skills and his stylish and musically expressive technique. He is comfortable both in the standard repertoire and in contemporary opera, working with such companies as Transparant Muziektheater, Lontano, Paragon Ensemble and Ensemble Intercultural Brussels, with whom he was critically praised for his portrayal of Tancred in Missa e Combattimento by Monteverdi and Judith Weir.
Mark is also much in demand on the concert platform, where his work has included performances in The Chandos Anthems with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican Hall in London, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Mark is highly experienced in the art of the song recital, and has performed in music clubs and societies throughout Britain and abroad. He is currently touring a programme entitled Flights of Fancy and Fantasy with the pianist Timothy Lole, aiming to appeal to anyone with a spirit of adventure.
Presented with good humour and informal chat, Mark’s broad repertoire of classical songs combines his love of English song with beautiful and evocative pieces from the French, German, Italian and Russian repertoire.
Mark has also performed his song recitals in a variety of less conventional venues, reflecting his drive to promote classical music to the whole community. His engaging presentational style has enabled him to find an appreciative audience in locations as diverse as an office atrium, a shopping mall and a school hall, as well as at many private functions.
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