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Since leaving Oxford in 1985, John Mark Ainsley has established a reputation as one of Britain's most exciting singers of the new generation. He is currently studying with Diane Forlano.
In 1990 John Mark Ainsley made his American début with concerts in New York and Boston. In 1992 he made his début with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1993 he made his début in the Vienna Musikverein, singing the 'St Matthew' and 'St John' Passions under Peter Schreier. Recent engagements included appearances with the London Philharmonic under Norrington, the London Symphony under Sir Colin Davis, Les Musiciens du Louvre under Minkowski, the Berlin Philharmonic under Haitink and Rattle, the New York Philharmonic under Masur and both the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Orchestre de Paris under Giulini. Future engagements include the London Symphony under Previn, the San Francisco Symphony under Tate, the Vienna Philharmonic under Norrington and the Boston Symphony under Ozawa.
His extensive discography includes appearances with all the major recording companies. His first solo disc was for Hyperion for whom he has since recorded a series of recital records of music by Schubert, Mozart, Purcell, Grainger, Warlock and Quilter.
John Mark Ainsley's early operatic engagements included Idamante with the Welsh National Opera, Fenton with Scottish Opera, and Don Ottavio at the Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne Festivals. In 1995 he made his début in San Francisco as Don Ottavio. In 1996 he sang for the first time with the Netherlands Opera as Orfeo. 1997 saw his débuts in Sydney as Tito and in Munich as Idamante. In 1998 he returned to Aix-en-Provence to sing Don Ottavio in Peter Brook's new production of Don Giovanni conducted by Claudio Abbado, and the following year sang Orfeo at the Munich Festival.
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