James Cleverton

Cleverton’s previous seasons’ highlights include Alberich Das Rheingold, The Protector Written on Skin, and Pablo in Thomas Adès The Exterminating Angel (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden); John Sorel Der Konsul (Opernhaus Zürich); J. Robert Oppenheimer Doctor Atomic, Aristaeus Man The Mask of Orpheus, Horemhab Akhnaten, the Photographer in the world premiere of Jack the Ripper, and Punch Punch and Judy (English National Opera); the title role in Schweitzer’s Jakob von Gunten (Theater Saint Gallen); Chou En-lai Nixon in China (Irish National Opera); Papageno Die Zauberflöte (Theater Saint Gallen; Scottish Opera); Count Asdrubale La Pietra del Paragone (Opernhaus Zürich); Dulcamara L’elisir D’amore (Scottish Opera); Ford Falstaff (Grange Park Opera); Sharpless Madam Butterfly & Marcello La bohéme (Royal Albert Hall); Barone Douphol La traviata (Royal Opera House & Welsh National Opera); Gusmano Alzira (Buxton International Festival); Frank Die Fledermaus (Welsh National Opera); Kyoto Iris and White Rabbit in the world première of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Opera Holland Park); and roles at the Salzburger Festspiele, Garsington Opera, International G&S Festival, D’Oyly Carte Company, and Opéra de Rennes. Subsequent roles include Beckmesser Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Alberich Der Ring des Nibelungen, the title role Wozzeck, Johannes Morgen und Abend, Stern Anna Nicole, Theseus The Minotaur, 'N' Dionysus, and the title role Jakob Lenz.

He can regularly be seen performing with leading orchestras such as The Hallé Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under illustrious conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Sir Antonio Pappano, Karen Kamensek, Donald Runnicles, Daniel Oren, Marc Albrecht, Martyn Brabbins, Edward Gardner, Franz Welser-Möst, George Benjamin, and Thomas Adès.

Forthcoming engagements include Johann Werther, Barone Douphol La Traviata, cover of the title role Wozzeck (Royal Opera House); Mr Kallenbach Satyagraha (ENO); Barone Douphol La Traviata (Opera North); Astolfo Alcina (Glyndebourne Festival Opera); Yamadori & Imperial Commissioner Madam Butterfly (Halle Orchestra); Gala concerts (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra); and Robertos Sierra’s Missa Latina with Karen Kamensek (Auditorio Nacional de Madrid); he also returns to the Royal Opera House and Welsh National Opera in the 23/24 and 24/25 seasons.