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glyndebourne billy budd

april-july 2026

Fresh from Billy Budd in Lyon, Charlie sees another production of this great opera, in a revival of the iconic Glyndebourne production, joining the chorus.

spring season in lyon

january-april 2026

Charlie joins the chorus of the Opéra National de Lyon for their spring season, featuring Billy Budd and Manon Lescaut.

christmas concerts

9-13 december 2025

The choir of the Tower of London sings their Christmas concerts, featuring Charlie as the soloist for Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

la rondine

1-5 december 2025

Opera Rara and BBC Singers join forces for this recording and concert performance of Puccini's La Rondine. Charlie sings in the chorus.

brahms requiem

15 november 2025

Three years after first performing this piece with the Delius Singers, Charlie is delighted to return and sing the solos again, directed by Alexander Pott.

mozart coronation mass

29 october 2025

Charlie sings the solos in Mozart Coronation Mass in this concert at the Tower of London directed by Colm Carey.

papal visit

6-8 october 2025

A small ensemble of British singers chosen to sing for some services in Rome, including a visit from the Pope who asked to meet the singers afterwards.

WAF residency

16-21 september 2025

Corvus Consort takes its residency at the Whiddon Autumn Festival in Devon again, with a wide range of concerts and events directed by Freddie Crowley.

rossini petite messe solonnelle

5 july 2025

Charlie is delighted to join Godalming Choral Society's concert of Rossini Petite Messe Solonnele in Farcombe, directed by George de Voil.

JAM on the marsh

4 july 2025

Joining the BBC singers again, Charlie sings in this broadcast concert of Paul Mealor's composition about the life of Margery Kempe.

wahnfried

27 may - 12 june 2025

Charlie sings in the chorus at Longborough Festival Opera for the UK premiere of Avner Dorman's opera Wahnfried about the family and legacy of Wagner.

daphnis et chloë

23 april 2025

Joining the BBC singers for the first time, Charlie sings in the chorus for Ravel's Daphnis et Chloë with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Ed Gardner, featuring circus artists from Circo.

mascagni messa di gloria

5 april 2025

Charlie sings Mascagni's wonderful Messa di Gloria with Haslingfield Choir and Orchestra, directed by Paul Jackson.

matthew passion

29 march 2025

Charlie sings again with the English Arts Chorale, this time in Chichester Cathedral for Bach Matthew Passion, singing the role of Jesus for the first time.

winchester city festival choir

8 february 2025

Joining Winchester City Festival Choir for their perform first time, Charlie sings the solos in Schubert Mass in G and Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures, directed by Barbara Hoefling.

fidelio cafe

3 february 2025

Charlie joins two other up-and-coming young singers for an evening of favourite arias and ensembles from operas.

waterperry messiah tour

6-14 december 2024

Charlie rejoins Waterperry Opera Festival's winter Messiah  series, with concerts in Oxford, Abingdon, and at St Marylebone Church in London. 

beethoven 9

16 november 2024

Singing the solos in Beethoven 9 for the first time, Charlie joins Kew Symphonia and Chiswick School Choir.

guildford chamber choir

2 november 2024

Charlie joins Guildford Chamber Choir and Max Barley for their performance of the Messiah, with a wonderful line-up of soloists and orchestra.

bach on tour

12 and 16 september

In the final project with the Salval Beca Bach scholarship, the ensemble performs four Bach cantatas both at their home in Barcelona, and then as part of the Korkrya Baroque Festival in Croatia.

barcelona bach cantatas

15 july 2024

Continuing the cycle of Bach cantatas as part of the Bachcelona festival, the soloists from the Salvat Beca Bach perform the next instalment in the Museu de la Música.

magnificats

13 july 2024

Charlie returns to the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona for the next concert in the Salvat Beca Bach scholarship. A concert of Magnificats (Bach and Mendelssohn) with several local choirs, and directed by Christopher Shepard and María Guinand.

spitalfields festival

10 july 2024

A sold-out concert of Tudor music in the beautiful chapel at the Tower of London with a small ensemble directed by Colm Carey.

don pasquale

5-7 july 2024

Charlie sings the Notary, covers Malatesto, and joins the chorus in Scherzo ensemble's performances at Longhope Opera. This fun-filled show has something for everyone!

barcelona bach cantatas

24 may 2024

For the second concert as part of the Salvat Beca Bach scholarship, Charlie is directed by Daniel Tarrida in several Bach Cantatas (BWVs 184, 115, and 166), performing in the beautiful Recinte Modernista Sant Pau.

mystical songs

21 april 2024

The choir of the Tower of London (with whom Charlie sings every week) performs a concert in Marden, including the Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs.

exeter bach choir

6 april 2024

Happily revisiting the Brahms Requiem, Charlie joins the Exeter Bach Choir and Jonathan Wood for their Easter concert.

hackney festival chorus

24 march 2024

Stepping in at late notice, Charlie is delighted to join Hackney Festival Chours for a concert featuring Schubert Mass in G and some of Handel's Chandos Anthems.

mozart requiem

23 march 2024

Charlie joins Maldon Choral for their March concert in All Saints Church, Maldon, featuring the Mozart Requiem.

st john passion

16 march 2024

Charlie sings the bass solos in Bach's St John Passion at St Marylebone Church for this 300th anniversary concert. Joined by other wonderful soloists and the church's choir, and directed by Charlie's brother Bertie.

stainer crucifixion

10 march 2024

Returning to the parish church in Oxford where he was a treble, Charlie sings solos in Stainer's Crucifixion, directed by Ben Goodall.

rcm oratorios

15-16 february 2024

Charlie returns to RCM to join current students and alumni for two concerts of the music of the Bach family. First at St John's College, Oxford and then a second night at the Amyrillis Fleming Hall at RCM.

palau de la música catalana

14 december 2023

In the first project with the Salvat Beca Bach, for which Charlie was selected from candidates across Europe, he performs two Bach cantatas with the Bach Collegium Barcelona.

messiah

6 december 2023

Stepping in to sing the solos in Handel's Messiah, Charlie makes his debut with Waterperry Opera Festival for part of their winter season.

actus tragicus

12 november 2023

Charlie rejoins Queenes Chappell to sing the solos of Bach's cantata Actus Tragicus in Stoke d'Abernon.

remembrance day

11 november 2023

Returning after nearly a year, Charlie sings with newChoir in Oxford, this time with a Remembrance Day programme featuring Duruflé's Requiem.

haydn nelson mass

4 november 2023

Charlie performs the solos in Haydn's Nelson mass with the Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

mozart vespers

21 october 2023

Again singing with St Martin-in-the-Fields, Charlie sings the solos in Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore

mozart requiem

14 october 2023

For his debut of the solos in Mozart's Requiem, Charlie sings with St Martin's voices

henry aldrich

20-22 june 2023

Charlie is pleased to record some rediscovered verse anthems by Henry Aldrich with David Maw and Alexander Pott.

sea drift

10 june 2023

Charlie sings Delius's rarely performed work for baritone and choir with the Delius singers and Alexander Pott. He returns to Magdalen College chapel where he was a lay clerk in 2019.

bach motets

20-22 april 2023

Corvus Consort performs all 6 of Bach's motets interspersed by Rachel Podger playing the violin solo sonatas and partitas in Exeter Cathedral.

messiah

10 april 2023

Charlie's first appearance with St Martin's Voices is Handel's Messiah with step-out solos.

good friday passion

7 april 2023

As part of the London Handel Festival, Laurence Cumming directs Bach's St Matthew Passion. Charlie sings in the chorus and as Judas

five mystical songs

1 april 2023

At St Alfege church in Greenwich, Charlie sings Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs conducted by Olivia Shotton and with the University of Greenwich Choir.

theodora

29-30 march 2023

Arcangelo this time performs and record Handel's oratorio Theodora, performing at the Barbican and in Antwerp, before returning to London to record it.

english arts chorale

18 march 2023

Returning to a favourite, Charlie sings the solos from the Fauré Requiem, joining the English Arts Chorale in Reigate.

st john passion

26 february 2023

Charlie sings with Arcangelo in Helsinki for a concert performance of Bach's St John Passion with the Finnish Baroque Orchestra under Topi Lehtipuu.

newChoir

10 december 2022

Charlie joins newChoir for a concert of Christmas favourites, including Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Howells A Spotless Rose, Cornelius Three Kings and more.

english chamber orchestra

2 december 2022

Christmas starts early this year, with Bach's cantata Wachet Auf in Winchester with English Chamber Orchestra and Winchester College Chapel Choir.

oup choir

26 november 2022

In his home town of Oxford, Charlie joins the choir of Oxford University Press to sing Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs and Fauré's Requiem.

faust

29-30 october 2022

Returning to Arcadian Opera and Justin Lavender, Charlie debuts the role of Valentin in Gounod's Faust. Evening of 29th and matinée on 30th at the Roxburgh Theatre, Stowe.

opéra de baugé

16 july - 5 august 2022

In the 2022 season of Opéra de Baugé in the Loire Valley, Charlie sings in the chorus for La Traviata, Faust, and Merry Widow.

saints and sinners

14 may 2022

In anticipation of his forthcoming role as Valentin in Gounod's Faust, Charlie joins Arcadian Opera again for a gala concert of favourite arias and choruses including Avant de quitter ces lieux.

st john passion

2 april 2022

Again singing under Justin Laver, Chalrie sings the bass solos in Bach's St John Passion with the Phoenix Singers and the Oxford Camerata orchestra in St Edberg’s church, Bicester.

acis and galatea

26 march 2022

In the role of Polyphemus, Charlie sings Handel's Acis and Galatea with the Godalming Choral Society at Charterhouse School.

fauré and handel

19 march 2022

Charlie joins Imperial College Choir to sing the solos in Fauré's Requiem and one of Handel's Chandos Anthems.

brahms requiem

26 february 2022

Joining the Delius Singers in New College Chapel, Charlie Sings the solos in Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem. Conducted by Alex Pott and singing with Georgie Malcolm.

tenebrae messiah tour

17-20 december 2021

Tenebrae takes Handel's Messiah to Snape Maltings, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and Braunschweig. Soloists include James Gilchrist and Matthew Brook.

hitchin choral society

11 december 2021

Charlie joins Harry Bradford and the Hitchin Choral society for their Christmas concert including many favourites such as Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Cornelius Three Kings.

tenebrae at the wigmore hall

2 december 2021

Tenebrae sings a programme featuring Poulenc's Figure Humaine at the Wigmore hall.

magic flute

23-24 october 2021

Playing the role of Papageno, Charlie joins Arcadian Opera for a production of Mozart's Magic Flute


This has been postponed until October.

newChoir concert

28 march 2020

Charlie will join the newChoir and Janet Lincé to sing the baritone solos in the Duruflé Requiem, Vaughan Williams Five mystical songs, and Parry Hear my words, ye people.

opera scenes

20 march 2020

Charlie joins Oxford Opera Society for their annual opera scenes. He plays the roles of Alberich in Das Rheingold, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, and The Count in Le Nozze di Figaro.

aci, galatea, e polifemo

7 march 2020

In his debut performance with New Chamber Opera, Charlie plays the role of Polifemo in Handel's Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo, alongside Stephanie Franklin and Margaret Lingas, and directed by Anhad Ahora.

don giovanni cover show

25 january 2020

Charlie plays Leporello in Oxford Alternative Orchestra's cover performance of Don Giovanni, directed by Jonny Danciger and conducted by Hannah Schneider.

don giovanni

23-29 january 2020

In his first full-scale opera production, Charlie covers the role of Leporello and sings in the chorus of Oxford Alternative Orchestra's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni.

oxford bach ensemble

25 january 2020

Charlie joins the Oxford Bach Ensemble to sing the solo cantata BWV 158 Der Friede sei mit dir for a charity concert in aid of Sarcoma UK and Help Musicians UK.

l'enfance du christ

11 january 2020

Charlie sings the role of St Joseph in East Oxford Community Choir's performance of Berlioz L'enfance du Christ conducted by Dexter Drown.

susanna

26-27 november 2019

As part of Oxford Contemporary Opera Festival, Charlie sings the role of Figaro in a new reworking of Le nozze di Figaro by Zerlina Vulliamy seen through the perspective of the #metoo movement.

© 2020 by charlie baigent

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