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Mark Oldfield – baritone and singing teacher
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 in demand on the concert platform in a repertoire that ranges from Bach to Britten. He has recently performed in London at the Barbican Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and St John's Smith Square; at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh; at Snape Maltings in Suffolk; and in Southampton's Queen Elizabeth docks in an event to mark the centenery of the launch of the Titanic.
Mark is highly experienced in the art of the song recital, and regularly performs in music clubs and societies throughout Britain and abroad. 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. Recent recitals have included Schumann's Liederkreiss opus 39, Finzi's Let us Garland's Bring, Butterworth's Shropshire Lad and Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte.'
Mark now divides his time between performing in concerts and teaching.
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