Simon Bailey

Bass-baritone

Simon Bailey was born in England and has lived in Frankfurt since 2002.

His repertoire encompasses more than 100 major opera roles and 50 oratorio works, including Dr Bartolo Il Barbiere di Siviglia at La Scala, Milan.

Previously for ENO: Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Priest 2/Judge of the Dead (The Mask of Orpheus), Doctor Bartolo (The Barber of Seville), Colline (La bohème), Second Priest/Second Armed Man/Speaker (The Magic Flute).

Awards include: He was voted ‘Wales Singer of the Year’ in 2018 for his performance as Šiškov From the House of the Dead in Cardiff. He won first prize in the 2005 Rome International Oratorio competition.

Recent and future engagements include: Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for Opéra de Lausanne, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville and the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, Japan, Baron Douphol (La traviata) for the Grand Théâtre de Genève, plus debuts at the Opéras de Strasbourg and Dijon and a return to Geneva in summer 2026.

Notable engagements elsewhere: Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Kecal (The Bartered Bride) for Garsington Opera, Quince (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for Opéra de Lille and Opera Carlo Felice Genoa, Melot (Tristan und Isolde) for Opéra de Lille, Colline (La bohème) for Opéra d’Avignon, Leporello (Don Giovanni) for Garsington Opera and Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris, Gran Sacerdote (Nabucco) for Opéra de Montpellier and Gessler (Guillaume Tell) for Irish National Opera.

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

Dress Rehearsal: Cinderella (La Cenerentola)