Marcus Farnsworth makes both his Garsington Opera and his role debut on 18th June as Harlequin in Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos. Performances until 21st July.
Marcus Farnsworth appears in recital in Barcelona at the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau with Sholto Kynoch on 15 May as part of the Lied Festival Victoria de los Ángeles, a performance which is then repeated at Oxford Lieder on 28 May.
January sees Marcus Farnsworth singing in a concert of Purcell’s semi-opera King Arthur with Vox Luminis, conducted by Lionel Meunier, at the Salle Gaveau in Paris.
This autumn, Marcus appears in recital at the Snape Maltings in Suffolk singing Britten’s Songs and Proverbs of William Blake. This concert, which forms part of the 50th anniversary of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, will be performed with pianist Malcolm Martineau as part of a weekend of song exploring the Britten song cycles for solo voice and...
Baritone Marcus Farnsworth brought bags of character to his assorted roles, so said The Times following concert performances of Candide with the London Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop in December, having previously performed Maximillian and Captain to great acclaim for Bergen National Opera.
Other highlights this season include several appearances in recital at the Wigmore Hall and in concert...