James Geer tenor

Welcome to my website! I do hope you’ll enjoy your visit.

2011 has been an exciting and exhausting year so far. I’ve made my debuts with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, performing the High Priest in Handel’s Saul with Nicholas Kraemer - to be broadcast later this year on Radio 3 - and Britten’s Saint Nicolas with Mark Forkgen. Mark and I also collaborated on a semi-staged performance of My Fair Lady at the Cadogan Hall.

April heralded the CD release of the the first volume of complete Britten songs with Malcolm Martineau. Hilary Finch in the BBC Music Magazine said that “James Geer shines in songs by Britten”. At Glyndebourne this year I appeared as a Lehrbube in David McVicar’s new production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. A fantastic show that demanded some serious dance steps!

July brought a well-earned break of two weeks’ in the Languedoc followed by a performance of Bach’s Cantatas nos 20, 126 and 146 at the Wigmore Hall with the Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr, the solo numbers being sung by the chorus - a thrilling concert.

The second half of 2011 looks set to be equally challenging; I’ll be performing at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester and returning to the Snape Maltings for an Elijah. In September I shall be joining Bampton Classical Opera for a new production of Handel’s rarely heard The Choice of Hercules. In December I will be appearing with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus in a performance of the Messiah. Other Messiahs include trips to Gloucester Cathedral, Cadogan Hall and St George’s Hanover Square - Handel’s Church.

Ron and I shall be joined by soprano Monica McGhee for three recitals of Duparc’s songs.

James