Appearances with Wokingham Choral Society:
Oliver Johnston joined Wokingham Choral Society at
Wellington College Newsome Sports Hall on 20th November
2010 in Haydn's Creation.
October 2010
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Oliver Johnston
Tenor
Oliver Johnston was born in 1989 and as a treble took
part in various ENO, BBC and theatre productions. In 2008
he was awarded a Scholarship to attend the Royal Academy
of Music where he is currently studying with the
prestigious Scottish tenor Dr Neil Mackie CBE and is
coached by Iain Ledingham.
Recent choral solos include: Gounod’s Messe
Solennelle in Dorchester Abbey, Handel’s
Messiah at St Martin-in-the-Fields,
Puccini’s Messa di Gloria at the Banqueting
House, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and
Haydn’s Nelson Mass.
Recent opera roles include: Albert in Albert
Herring by Britten (Young Opera), Damon in Acis
and Galatea by Handel (Woodhouse Opera), Don Basilio
in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart (Young Opera),
Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas by Purcell (New College
Music Society, Oxford University), The Soldier in Fra
Diavolo by Auber (Stanley Hall Opera), Semele,
Chorus (Royal Academy of Music Opera with Sir Charles
Mackerras). Oliver is also taking part in Opera Holland
Park’s productions of Carmen, Fideli o and
Pelléas et Mélisande.
In addition Oliver has also taken part in recitals at St
Martin-in-the-Fields, New College Oxford and the
Chichester Festival. Oliver is generously supported by
the Josephine Baker Trust and has recently been accepted
into The Concordia Foundation’s International
Ensemble.
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