Giles Davies – Baritone

Giles Davies studied at the Purcell School of Music, and on a scholarship at the RCM with Norman Bailey. He was a prize-winner in the 1993 Overseas League, the 1994 Tillett Trust, and the 1999 AESS.

He has recorded for the BBC ('Dichterliebe' at the Wigmore Hall), and appeared with the late Richard Hickox ('A Sea Symphony'/'Dido and Aeneas') Philip Pickett (Monteverdi’s Vespers) Trevor Pinnock (Handel’s 'Apollo and Dafne'); Mahler’s 'Kindertotenlieder' (Ballet Rambert) and London Mozart Players. As a young actor Giles appeared as Puck in Britten’s 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' at the ROH, and since then his many operatic roles have included the title role in ‘The Piano Tuner’ (Osborne/Holden), for MTW, receiving acclaim in the national press, (‘commanding’, ‘outstanding’, ‘sympathetic’, ‘rich and smooth toned’), and an onscreen appearance as John Goss in the film 'Peter Warlock, Some Little Joy'. (Signum DVD). His new song album, 'Gossiana', dubbed ‘a mighty labour of love’ by International Record Review, is on Divine Art Records. He also appears on the new recording of Edward German's Tom Jones (Naxos), and has collaborated on the albums 'Illumination' and 'Temptation' with the Mediaeval Baebes.

Operatic roles included Figaro in Rossini's 'Barber of Seville' (Scottish Opera), (English Pocket Opera), Dr Kolenaty in Janacek's 'Makropoulos Case' (Scottish Opera), Schaunard in 'La Boheme', (Castleward/ Holland Park Opera/ Scottish Opera), Falke in 'Die Fledermaus' (Crystal Clear and Carl Rosa), Figaro in Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro' (Holland Park Opera), Besso in Cavalli's 'Giasone', (Megaron, Athens), Dmitri in the European Premiere of Richard Wargo's 'The Music Shop', (Jigsaw Music Theatre), Ferryman/ Ananias/ Father in the 'Church Parables' of Britten, (Opera du Rhin, Strasbourg), 'Love's Labyrinth' with Opera Restor'd, Pish Tush in 'The Mikado', Strephon in 'Iolanthe' and Sir Richard in 'Yeomen of the Guard' (Carl Rosa Opera).

2010 engagements include Pish-Tush in 'The Mikado' for Raymond Gubbay, Papageno in 'The Magic Flute' for Opera Brava, and Cavalli’s 'Erismena' at New College, Oxford. He also returned to Buxton Opera House as Strephon in 'Iolanthe'.

2011 performances have included Pish-Tush in 'The Mikado' for Raymond Gubbay at the Barbican, Symphony Hall and the Bridgewater Hall.

2012 performances include Bach's St John Passion with The Parley of Instruments.

Recordings Available on I-Tunes and Napster