Seumas Begg
Tenor
A versatile performer who has covered a broad range of character repertory, Scottish Spieltenor Seumas Begg is a graduate of both the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is a current member of the soloist ensemble at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.
Seumas Begg | Steuermann's aria | Der fliegende Holländer | August, 2021
The 24/25 season brings important role and house debuts, including Shepherd & cover Oedipus Oedipus Rex (Scottish Opera); 4 Servants Les contes d’Hoffmann, Hexe Hansel und Gretel, Prologue/Peter Quint The Turn of the Screw, Schulmeister/Dackel The Cunning Little Vixen, Onkel Gustav Das Feuerwerk, and Kilian Der Freischütz (Oldenburgisches Staatstheater).
His recent credits in opera, concert and theatre include Flute A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova & Royal Opera House Oman); Mormon/Housemate in the World Premiere of Last Days and cover Pang Turandot (Royal Opera House); John Yoo The New Prince (Dutch National Opera); Gherardo Gianni Schicchi (Teatro Communale Treviso); Pony Express Rider La Fanciulla del West and Mendel Fiddler on the Roof (Grange Park Opera); Max Fantasio, Ein Tierhaendler and Kellner 1 Der Rosenkavalier (Garsington Opera); Apollo & Shepherd L'Orfeo (Longborough Festival Opera); Raoul de St. Brioche The Merry Widow, Goro Madama Butterfly and Fenton Falstaff (Opera Bohemia); and Elijah in the world premiere of Navigate the Blood (NOISE); Mozart Requiem (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra); and The Islesman in The Seal-Woman (Orchestra of Scottish Opera/Retrospect Opera); Gloucester, Jamy and Grey in Henry V (Donmar Warehouse), which was broadcast internationally as part of National Theatre live season. Subsequent roles in his repertoire include Brighella Ariadne auf Naxos, Pang Turandot, Monostatos Die Zauberflöte, M. Lacouf Les mamelles de Tirésias, Lippo Fiorentino Street Scene and Young Servant Elektra.