With his successful debut at the prestigious 2007 Salzburg Easter Festival as Fasolt in Das Rheingold under Sir Simon Rattle, Iain Paterson has confirmed his status as one of Europe’s leading young bass-baritones.
In future seasons, Iain will sing major roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and English National Opera.
He studied at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and made his professional debut as Biterolf in Tannhäuser for Opera North, since then operatic roles have included Timur Turandot and Titurel Parsifal for Welsh National Opera, Graf Lamoral Arabella, Le Bret Cyrano de Bergerac and First Nazarene Salome at ROH; his first Don Giovanni at Chicago Opera Theater; Leporello, Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine, Theseus A Midsummer Night's Dream, Teatro Real Madrid and Glyndebourne Festival, Mozart’s Figaro, Glyndebourne Touring Opera and Amonasro Aida, Colline and Schaunard La Bohème, Fasolt Das Rheingold, Gunther Götterdämmerung and Figaro for ENO.
In concert Iain recently made his debut with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Oleg Caetani singing Shostakovich 13 to critical acclaim and will make BBC Proms debut. Other concert appearances include Timur Leonard Slatkin with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of Luciano Berio's completion of the score, Orest Elektra, Edinburgh International Festival RSNO/Edward Gardner, Verdi's Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall, Beethoven's 9th Symphony/RPO, Dream of Gerontius/Hallé Orchestra, Elijah Philharmonia Orchestra/Paul Daniel, and Messiah Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Engagements in the 08-09 season Gunther Götterdämmerung under James Levine at the Met in his house debut, Monterone Rigoletto Royal Opera House, Amonasro Aida English National Opera, Bottom A Midsummer Night’s Dream Toulon and Caen, Amonasro at the Bregenz Festival, Martinu’s Juliette in concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Messiah at the Civic Opera House, Chicago and Creation at Cadogan Hall and an appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2009.
Iain Paterson is represented by Intermusica.
October 2008 / 308 words. Not to be altered without permission. Please destroy all previous biographical material.