Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone) first sang with The Mozartists (then Classical Opera) in 2004 at the Barbican, and has since collaborated with the company on several projects. His most recent engagements with the company have included Handel’s Messiah at Middle Temple Hall in 2015, a concert performance of La clemenza di Tito at Cadogan Hall in 2014, and Mozart’s Requiem at the Barbican, also in 2014. He also sings the role of Osmin on the company’s recording of Mozart’s Zaide (2016) and Colas on its recording of Bastien und Bastienne (2018). His operatic roles have included Leporello (Don Giovanni), Donner (The Rheingold), Speaker (The Magic Flute), Mr. Flint (Billy Budd) and Hobson (Peter Grimes) all with English National Opera, Kothner (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) with Chicago Lyric Opera, and Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) for New Israeli Opera. Darren has received two Grammy awards for his contribution to recordings of Falstaff and Billy Budd with the London Symphony Orchestra. Additional recordings include the London Symphony Orchestra’s Fidelio, Benvenuto Cellini and Mozart’s Requiem, and Garsington Opera’s Maometto Secondo, on which he sings the title role.
Previous events with The Mozartists:
The A-Z of Mozart Opera
1 August 2024 – Zeremoniensaal, Hofburg, Vienna
Bastien und Bastienne
18 Sep 2018 – Wigmore Hall
Messiah
14 Dec 2015 – Middle Temple Hall
Mozart: Requiem
8 Oct 2014 – Barbican Hall
New Year’s Eve Concert
31 Dec 2013 – Wigmore Hall
Mozart in Vienna
19 Jan 2005 – Wigmore Hall
Apollo to Zauberflote
12 Oct 2004 – Barbican Hall
Recordings with The Mozartists:
Bastien und Bastienne / Grabmusik
2018 – Signum Classics
Zaide
2016 – Signum Classics
Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone) first sang with The Mozartists (then Classical Opera) in 2004 at the Barbican, and has since collaborated with the company on several projects. His most recent engagements with the company have included Handel’s Messiah at Middle Temple Hall in 2015, a concert performance of La clemenza di Tito at Cadogan Hall in 2014, and Mozart’s Requiem at the Barbican, also in 2014. He also sings the role of Osmin on the company’s recording of Mozart’s Zaide (2016) and Colas on its recording of Bastien und Bastienne (2018). His operatic roles have included Leporello (Don Giovanni), Donner (The Rheingold), Speaker (The Magic Flute), Mr. Flint (Billy Budd) and Hobson (Peter Grimes) all with English National Opera, Kothner (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) with Chicago Lyric Opera, and Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) for New Israeli Opera. Darren has received two Grammy awards for his contribution to recordings of Falstaff and Billy Budd with the London Symphony Orchestra. Additional recordings include the London Symphony Orchestra’s Fidelio, Benvenuto Cellini and Mozart’s Requiem, and Garsington Opera’s Maometto Secondo, on which he sings the title role.
Previous events with The Mozartists:
The A-Z of Mozart Opera
1 August 2024 – Zeremoniensaal, Hofburg, Vienna
Bastien und Bastienne
18 Sep 2018 – Wigmore Hall
Messiah
14 Dec 2015 – Middle Temple Hall
Mozart: Requiem
8 Oct 2014 – Barbican Hall
New Year’s Eve Concert
31 Dec 2013 – Wigmore Hall
Mozart in Vienna
19 Jan 2005 – Wigmore Hall
Apollo to Zauberflote
12 Oct 2004 – Barbican Hall
Recordings with The Mozartists:
Bastien und Bastienne / Grabmusik
2018 – Signum Classics
Zaide
2016 – Signum Classics