John Mark Ainsley

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Biography

Born: July 9, 1963; Cheshire, England  
John Mark Ainsley is a leading British tenor especially associated with repertory from the Classical era and earlier. He studied at Oxford, where his teacher was Diane Forlano. In his earliest professional appearances, he established himself as a Mozart tenor, including the role of Idomeneo at the Welsh National Opera and as Don Ottavio at the Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne Festivals. His first American appearances were in concerts in New York Read more and Boston, and in 1992 he debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

His first Viennese appearances were in performances of both the St. Matthew and St John Passions by Bach with the Musik Verein in 1992. The conductor on those occasions was Peter Schreier, who is also one of the era's finest lieder and Bach tenors. Among his other leading roles are the title part of Gluck's Orfeo (his debut role at the Netherlands Opera, 1966), Tito in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (for his first appearance in Sydney, 1997), Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff, Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, and Jonathan in Nielsen's Saul and David. He has sung and recorded the role of Lysander in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He is also an active recitalist and concert artist who has appeared with Les Musiciens du Louvre, the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, L'Orchestre de Paris, the London Symphony, the Vienna Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Boston Symphony. He records for several labels, but is most closely associated with Hyperion, which has selected him to appear on six discs of its great series of the complete Schubert songs. His repertory for that company includes music of Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Warlock, William Lloyd Webber, Grainger, Britten, Ireland, Finzi, and Quilter. Read less

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Haydn: Songs / L. Milne, B. Fink, Ainsley, Vignoles
Haydn: Songs / L. Milne, B. Fink, Ainsley, Vignoles
Release Date: 05/10/2011   Label: Helios  
Catalog: 55355   Number of Discs: 1
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Handel: Jephtha / Creed, Oelze, Gooding, Ainsley, Kohler
Handel: Jephtha / Creed, Oelze, Gooding, Ainsley, Kohler
Release Date: 05/28/2013   Label: Brilliant Classics  
Catalog: 94668    Number of Discs: 3
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Handel: Acis And Galatea, Etc / King, Mcfadden, Ainsley
Handel: Acis And Galatea, Etc / King, Mcfadden, Ainsley
Release Date: 11/16/1993   Label: Hyperion  
Catalog: 66361/6   Number of Discs: 2
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Handel: Joshua / King, Ainsley, Kirkby, Bowman, Et Al
Handel: Joshua / King, Ainsley, Kirkby, Bowman, Et Al
Release Date: 11/19/1993   Label: Hyperion  
Catalog: 66461/6   Number of Discs: 2
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Quilter: Songs / John Mark Ainsley, Malcolm Martineau
Quilter: Songs / John Mark Ainsley, Malcolm Martineau
Release Date: 10/22/1996   Label: Hyperion  
Catalog: 66878   Number of Discs: 1
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  • 26.
    Britten: Billy Budd / Elder, Ainsley, Ens, Paterson, Imbrailo
    Britten: Billy Budd / Elder, Ainsley, Ens, Paterson, Imbrailo
    Label: Opus Arte   Catalog: 1051 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Benjamin Britten
    Performer:  Iain Paterson,  Phillip Ens,  John Mark Ainsley,  Jacques Imbrailo  ... 
    Conductor:  Mark Elder
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  Glyndebourne Chorus
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    Britten: Billy Budd / Elder, Ainsley, Ens, Paterson, Imbrailo [Blu-ray]
    Britten: Billy Budd / Elder, Ainsley, Ens, Paterson, Imbrailo [Blu-ray]
    Label: Opus Arte   Catalog: 7086 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Benjamin Britten
    Performer:  Alasdair Elliott,  Darren Jeffery,  Matthew Rose,  Jacques Imbrailo  ... 
    Conductor:  Mark Elder
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  Glyndebourne Chorus
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  • 28.
    A Handel Portrait
    A Handel Portrait
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 94214 Release Date: 05/31/2011   Number of Discs: 40
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Robin Miller,  Maria Grafova,  Stefanie True,  Kristine Gether  ... 
    Conductor:  Robert Haydon Clark,  Sir Alexander Gibson,  Hartmut Haenchen,  John Lubbock  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Consort of London,  Scottish Chamber Orchestra,  Janácek Philharmony  ... 
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    Haydn: Songs / L. Milne, B. Fink, Ainsley, Vignoles
    Haydn: Songs / L. Milne, B. Fink, Ainsley, Vignoles
    Label: Helios   Catalog: 55355 Release Date: 05/10/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer:  Bernarda Fink,  Roger Vignoles,  John Mark Ainsley,  Lisa Milne
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    Handel: Messiah / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers [2 Cds + Dvd]
    Handel: Messiah / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers [2 Cds + Dvd]
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 94127 Release Date: 04/19/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Alastair Miles,  Lynne Dawson,  Hilary Summers,  John Mark Ainsley
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Brandenburg Consort,  Cambridge King's College Choir
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    Purcell: Odes / Pinnock, The English Concert And Choir
    Purcell: Odes / Pinnock, The English Concert And Choir
    Label: Archiv Produktion (Dg)   Catalog: 427663 Release Date: 04/07/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Henry Purcell
    Performer:  Michael Chance,  Tim Wilson,  Stephen Richardson,  Jennifer Smith  ... 
    Conductor:  Trevor Pinnock
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Concert,  English Concert Choir
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  • 32.
    Grainger: Jungle Book / Layton, Ainsley, Wilson-johnson
    Grainger: Jungle Book / Layton, Ainsley, Wilson-johnson
    Label: Helios   Catalog: 55433 Release Date: 02/08/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Percy Aldridge Grainger
    Performer:  John Mark Ainsley,  David Wilson-Johnson,  Libby Crabtree
    Conductor:  Stephen Layton
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Polyphony,  Polyphony Orchestra
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  • 33.
    Bach: St. John Passion / Cleobury, Ainsley, Richardson, Bott, Chance, Agnew
    Bach: St. John Passion / Cleobury, Ainsley, Richardson, Bott, Chance, Agnew
    Label: House Of Classics   Catalog: 220306 Release Date: 01/25/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Stephen Richardson,  Catherine Bott,  Michael Chance,  Stephen Varcoe  ... 
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Brandenburg Consort,  Cambridge King's College Choir
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  • 34.
    Handel: Messiah / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Ainsley, Miles
    Handel: Messiah / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Ainsley, Miles
    Label: House Of Classics   Catalog: 220304 Release Date: 01/25/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Alastair Miles,  Lynne Dawson,  Hilary Summers,  John Mark Ainsley
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Brandenburg Consort,  Cambridge King's College Choir
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  • 35.
    Messiah: The Dream Cast [australia]
    Label: Abc Classics   Catalog: 4804589 Release Date: 11/30/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  John Mark Ainsley,  Emma Kirkby,  Anne Sofie von Otter,  Sara Macliver  ... 
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury,  Paul McCreesh,  Christopher Hogwood,  Trevor Pinnock  ... 
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  • 36.
    Vaughan Williams: Serenade To Music, Mystical Songs / Best
    Vaughan Williams: Serenade To Music, Mystical Songs / Best
    Label: Hyperion   Catalog: 30025 Release Date: 10/12/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer:  Anne Dawson,  Linda Kitchen,  Amanda Roocroft,  Diana Montague  ... 
    Conductor:  Matthew Best
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Corydon Singers,  English Chamber Orchestra
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    Mozart: Complete Operas [33 DVDs]
    Mozart: Complete Operas [33 DVDs]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001470109 Release Date: 09/28/2010   Number of Discs: 33
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Chaya Czernowin
    Performer:  Elina Garanca,  Michael Schade,  Dorothea Röschmann,  Barbara Bonney  ... 
    Conductor:  Nikolaus Harnoncourt,  Riccardo Muti,  Roger Norrington,  Manfred Honeck  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung,  Vienna State Opera Chorus  ... 
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  • 38.
    Famous Baroque Arias / Ainsley, Bowman, Fisher, George, King's Consort
    Famous Baroque Arias / Ainsley, Bowman, Fisher, George, King's Consort
    Label: Musical Concepts   Catalog: 1102 Release Date: 07/13/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  George Frideric Handel,  John Weldon,  Henry Purcell  ... 
    Performer:  Roy Goodman,  Gillian Fisher,  Lisa Beznosiuk,  John Mark Ainsley  ... 
    Conductor:  Robert King
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  King's Consort
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  • 39.
    Schubert: Trout Quintet, 7 Lieder / Lubin, Ainsley
    Schubert: Trout Quintet, 7 Lieder / Lubin, Ainsley
    Label: L'oiseau Lyre   Catalog: 433848 Release Date: 03/25/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  John Mark Ainsley,  Steven Lubin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble
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    Mendelssohn: Elias, Paulus, A Midsummer Night's Dream / Herreweghe, Champs-Elysees Orchestra
    Mendelssohn: Elias, Paulus, A Midsummer Night's Dream / Herreweghe, Champs-Elysees Orchestra
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 2908336 Release Date: 11/10/2009   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer:  Matthias Gorne,  James Taylor,  Annette Markert,  Melanie Diener  ... 
    Conductor:  Philippe Herreweghe
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Chapelle Royale,  Champs-Élysées Orchestra,  Ghent Collegium Vocale
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    Within A Dream - A Celebration Of The Artistry Of Richard Hickox
    Within A Dream - A Celebration Of The Artistry Of Richard Hickox
    Label: Chandos   Catalog: 10568 Release Date: 10/27/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Frank Bridge,  Benjamin Britten,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Felix Mendelssohn  ... 
    Performer:  James Gilchrist,  Pamela Helen Stephen,  Roderick Williams,  Bruce Martin  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Hickox
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC National Orchestra of Wales,  City of London Sinfonia,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 42.
    Musica Sacra - Handel: Messiah / Cleobury
    Musica Sacra - Handel: Messiah / Cleobury
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 93948 Release Date: 10/13/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Alastair Miles,  Lynne Dawson,  Hilary Summers,  John Mark Ainsley
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Brandenburg Consort,  Cambridge King's College Choir
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  • 43.
    Best Tenor Voices 100
    Best Tenor Voices 100
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 06701 Release Date: 10/06/2009   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Pietro Mascagni,  Francesco Cilča,  Umberto Giordano,  Giacomo Puccini  ... 
    Performer:  Franco Corelli,  Corinna Vozza,  Adriana Lazzarini,  Rolando Villazón  ... 
    Conductor:  Gabriele Santini,  Marcello Viotti,  Umberto Berrettoni,  Alain Lombard  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra,  Munich Radio Orchestra,  Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    The Bach Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen
    The Bach Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen
    Label: Coro   Catalog: 16072 Release Date: 09/08/2009   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Gillian Fisher,  David James,  Ian Partridge,  Michael George  ... 
    Conductor:  Harry Christophers
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  The Symphony of Harmony and Invention,  The Sixteen
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    Mozart: Don Giovanni / Roger Norrington
    Mozart: Don Giovanni / Roger Norrington
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 54859 Release Date: 08/31/2009   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Gerald Finley,  Nancy Argenta,  Gregory Yurisich,  John Mark Ainsley  ... 
    Conductor:  Roger Norrington
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Heinrich Schütz Choir,  London Classical Players
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  • 46.
    Bach: St. Matthew Passion Highlights / Ozawa
    Bach: St. Matthew Passion Highlights / Ozawa
    Label: Philips   Catalog: 462626 Release Date: 08/05/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Michael Volle,  Stanford Olsen,  Christiane Oelze,  Nathalie Stutzmann  ... 
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Saito Kinen Orchestra,  Tokyo Opera Singers,  SKF Matsumoto Children's Choir
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    Le Messie - Un Film de William Klein / Minkowski
    Le Messie - Un Film de William Klein / Minkowski
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 459615 Release Date: 07/06/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Russel Smythe,  Lynne Dawson,  John Mark Ainsley,  Brian Bannatyne-Scott  ... 
    Conductor:  Marc Minkowski
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Musiciens du Louvre
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  • 48.
    Handel: Messiah Highlights / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Ainsley, Miles
    Handel: Messiah Highlights / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Ainsley, Miles
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 93270 Release Date: 05/05/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  John Mark Ainsley,  Lynne Dawson,  Alastair Miles
    Conductor:  Stephen Cleobury
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    The Very Best Of Glyndebourne On Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehar, Etc
    The Very Best Of Glyndebourne On Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehar, Etc
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 64218 Release Date: 04/21/2009   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  John Gay,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Benjamin Britten,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Michael Redgrave,  Constance Willis,  Audrey Mildmay,  Roy Henderson  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Muddie,  Fritz Busch,  Reginald Goodall,  Sir Thomas Beecham  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Glyndebourne Festival Chorus,  Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra,  English Opera Group Orchestra  ... 
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    Biber: Requiem; Schmelzer / Pickett, New London Consort
    Biber: Requiem; Schmelzer / Pickett, New London Consort
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 458081 Release Date: 03/17/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,  Heinrich Ignaz Biber
    Performer:  Philip Pickett,  Michael George,  Catherine Bott,  Tessa Bonner  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New London Consort Orchestra
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