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James Andrew Olds (born 20 February 1986) is an AustralianBass-Baritone.〔(James Olds )〕 He has performed with Opera Australia, Diva Opera, Musica Viva, London Contemporary Opera and was a Young Artist with Pacific Opera. James had over 100 performances with the Opera Australia chorus before relocating to London in 2012 to accept a scholarship for the Artist Masters Programme at the prestigious The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 2013, James performed at Wigmore Hall as a Finalist in the Australian Music Foundation Award and performed the role of Betto in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" for St. Paul's Summertime Opera. For The Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Opera Scenes showcases, James has performed the roles of Rocco (Fidelio, Beethoven), Dr Dulcamara (L'elisir D'Amor, Donizetti) and Leporello (Don Giovanni, Mozart). Also in 2013, he traveled the United Kingdom and France with Diva Opera performing the role of 'Un Ufficiale' in Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville'.〔(Diva Opera )〕 James was the winner of the 34th National Liederfest in Melbourne and recently worked with Elly Ameling, Helmut Deutsch and Julius Drake at the Franz Schubert Institut in Baden-bei-Wien, Austria. In 2015, James will be performing the role of Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro for Rockdale Opera Company. ==Biography== Australian Bass-Baritone James Olds holds a Masters of Music in Performance from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2009, James joined the Opera Australia Chorus and covered the role of Samuel in Pirates of Penzance (2010). During his time there he has performed in Fidelio (2009) Der Rosenkavalier (2010), Pirates of Penzance (2010), Macbeth (2011), Lakmé (2011), La Bohème (2011), The Mikado (2011), The Merry Widow (2011) and La Traviata on Sydney Harbour (2012). In 2010, James was a member of the Young Artist Programme at Pacific Opera and began studying under renowned Australian baritone Michael Lewis OAM. In 2011, James highlighted a busy concert schedule performing the Bass Solo in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra at the opening of Sydney’s Concourse Concert Hall. In 2013, James accepted a scholarship into the Artist Masters Programme at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where he studied underMarilyn Rees. That same year, James toured UK and France with Diva Opera performing the role of Ufficiale in Rossini’s il Barbiere di Siviglia and was a Finalist of The Australian Music Foundation Awards at Wigmore Hall. In London, James performed the role of Betto in St. Paul’s production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi sung with London Contemporary Opera on the newly commissioned British opera The Shmürz and covered the role of The Drum Maker in Jonathan Dove’s The Adventures of Pinocchio. James also performed the roles of Rocco (Fidelio) Leporello (Don Giovanni) and Dr. Dulcamara (L’elisir D’amor) as part of GSMD’s Postgraduate Opera Showcase at the Milton Court Studio in London. This year, James was the Winner of 34th National Liederfest and traveled to Vienna, Austria to take part in an intensive six-week programme at the Franz Schubert-Institut where he worked with Elly Ameling, Helmut Deutsch, Julius Drake, Robert Holl and Rudolf Jansen. James recently returned home to Sydney to perform the role of Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro at Rockdale Opera Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Olds (bass-baritone)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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