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Vernon Kirk (Tenor) |
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Born: England |
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The English tenor, Vernon Kirk, studied at Oundle School in Peterborough Northants (1973-1979). Hae studied music at King's College, London and singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he obtained his Bachelor of Music degree with honors (1979-1983).
Operatic engagements include Rector Adams in Peter Grimes for Theater Aachen 2006, Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos by R. Strauss for L'Opera de Nice 2004, Flamand (cover) (Capriccio, R. Strauss) for Teatro Lirico di Cagliari 2003, Guglielmo (Viva la Mamma, Donizetti), Mollfels (Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung, Glanert), Herod (Jesus Christ Superstar, Lloyd Webber), Chantal of Avignon in La Cage aux Folles by Herman, for the Volkstheater Rostock, Germany. Other operatic engagements include Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte by W.A. Mozart for the Brandenburger Theater, and Tamino in The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart for the Bad Hersfelder Sommerfestspiele 2000, for which he was awarded the Festival Orpheusprize. Engagements in 2008-2009 included the roles of Arioch in George Frideric Handel's Belshazzar conducted by René Jacobs at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Festival Aix-en-Provence, and the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alte Musik, and 2nd Nazarene in Strauss’s Salome conducted by Pinchas Steinberg for L’Opèra de Toulouse.
As a concert singer Vernon Kirk has sung with many leading conductors and ensembles. He was soloist in J.S. Bach's Magnificat (BWV 243) / G.F. Handel's Dixit Dominus with Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d'Astrée at the Theatre de Caen 2007 (also broadcast live on French television), and in Bach Cantatas with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists at the Zurich Festival 2000. BBC Prom appearances have included the premiere of Carl Rütti's Alpha et Omega with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Stephen Jackson, and Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Atherton. He performed Haydn's Creation under Sir David Willcocks at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and is an experienced performer in the role of the Evangelist in J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) and St John Passion (BWV 245). His broadcasts for BBC Radio include Benjamin Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings and his Cantata The Company of Heaven, Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer and Alpha et Omega by Carl Rütti. |
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Source: The Artist (March 2010); Vernon Kirk profile on LinkedIn
Contributed by Vernon Kirk (February 2010); Aryeh Oron (October 2015) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
Tenor |
BCP: BWV 21, BWV 135 |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
Tenor |
Member of Monteverdi Choir:
BCP Vol. 1: CD-2: BWV 75, BWV 39, BWV 20
BCP Vol. 2: CD-1: BWV 2, BWV 10, BWV 76; CD-2: BWV 21, BWV 135
BCP Vol. 5: CD-2: BWV 46, BWV 101, BWV 102
BCP Vol. 9: CD-1: BWV 148, BWV 114, BWV 47, BWV 226; CD-2: BWV 96, BWV 169, BWV 116
BCP Vol. 12: CD-1: BWV 55, BWV 89, BWV 115
BCP Vol. 13: CD-2: BWV 70, BWV 132, BWV 147
BCP Vol. 14: BWV 91, BWV 121, BWV 40, BWV 110
BCP Vol. 15: BWV 64, BWV 151, BWV 57, BWV 133
BCP Vol. 16: BWV 225, BWV 122, BWV 28, BWV 190
BCP Vol. 17: CD-1: BWV 143, BWV 41, BWV 16, BWV 171; CD-2: BWV 153, BWV 58
BCP Vol. 18: CD-1: BWV 63, BWV 191, BWV 65, BWV 123; CD-2: BWV 154, BWV 124, BWV 32
BCP Vol. 20: CD-2: BWV 18, BWV 181, BWV 126
BCP Vol. 21: CD-1: BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159
BCP Vol. 23: CD-2: BWV 104, BWV 85, BWV 112
BCP Vol. 24: CD-1: BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146; CD-2: BWV 166, BWV 108, BWV 117
BCP Vol. 25: CD-1: BWV 86, BWV 87, BWV 97
BCP Trinity II: BWV 113, BWV 179 |
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Roger Norrington |
Tenor |
[V-3] (2014, Video): BWV 245 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Vernon Kirk - Tenor (Official Website) [under construction]
Vernon Kirk on LinkedIn |
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