Marcus Farnsworth studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester University and RAM, and was awarded first prize in the 2009 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition.
Previously for ENO: Strephon Iolanthe, Guglielmo Così fan tutte, English Clerk Death in Venice, Novice’s Friend Billy Budd.
Career Highlights
Notable engagements elsewhere:
Traveller Curlew River (BBC TV(; Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Aix-en-Provence Festival tour and with Bergen National Opera); Lance Corporal Lewis Parenthesis (WNO); Ned Keene Peter Grimes (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra); Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Aix-en-Provence Festival tour and with Bergen Opera); Marcus / Misha A Visit to Friends (Aldeburgh Festival); Guglielmo Così fan tutte (Longbotough Festival Opera); Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos (Garsington Opera at Wormsley); Eddy Greek (Boston Lyric Opera); Street Scene (Teatro Real, Madrid). Regular concert engagements have included projects with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Royal Scottish National Opera, Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Arcangelo, Dunedin Consort, Gabrieli Consort, RIAS Kammerchor and Vox Luminis. Recital engagements have included Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, La Monnaie, Juan March Foundation in Madrid and London’s Wigmore Hall. He is also a prolific recording artist.
