John Twitchen is a versatile tenor, who particularly enjoys performing in opera and oratorio, and has extensive experience as an ensemble singer. He has performed roles with opera companies across the UK, including Longborough Festival Opera, Dorset Opera, Carshalton Opera, Riverside Opera, Ensemble OrQuesta, Southeast Opera and London BelCanto Festival. He is also an experienced oratorio singer, and has worked with choral societies in London, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Newcastle and the Southeast of England. Roles include Evangelist in Bach’s St John’s Passion, Elijah in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Uriel in Haydn’s Creation, and Jesus in Beethoven’s Christus am Ölberge, as well as tenor solos in Stainer’s Crucifixion, Puccini’s Messa Di Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem and Grand Mass, and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle.
