Ian Bostridge has rapidly risen to major prominence in the world of classical music. In opera he is a regular guest at Covent Garden, English National Opera and the Bavarian State Opera. His international recital career takes him to the major concert halls of Europe and North America and to the Edinburgh, Munich and Aldeburgh festivals. Recent opera engagements include ‘Don Giovanni' and Adès's ‘The Tempest' for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, ‘The Rape of Lucretia' in Munich, ‘Semele' and 'Death in Venice' for English National Opera, and 'Don Giovanni' for the Vienna State Opera ... read full bio
Ian Bostridge has rapidly risen to major prominence in the world of classical music. In opera he is a regular guest at Covent Garden, English National Opera and the Bavarian State Opera. His international recital career takes him to the major concert halls of Europe and North America and to the Edinburgh, Munich and Aldeburgh festivals. Recent opera engagements include ‘Don Giovanni' and Adès's ‘The Tempest' for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, ‘The Rape of Lucretia' in Munich, ‘Semele' and 'Death in Venice' for English National Opera, and 'Don Giovanni' for the Vienna State Opera
His concert engagements include the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras and the Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera under Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Colin Davis, Philippe Herreweghe, Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine and Antonio Pappano. He is an exclusive recording artist with EMI. He was awarded a CBE in the 2004 New Year's Honours.
