Liam performs in Edinburgh, as tenor soloist in a performance of Haydn’s The Creation, alongside the Chapter House Singers, conducted by Les Shankland.

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Emma Morwood - soprano

Liam Bonthrone - tenor

Jerome Knox - baritone

Liam performs 1st Male Courtier and Lord Darnley in the World Premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. Conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by Claus Guth. Libretto by Heather Betts.

Liam performs 1st Male Courtier and Lord Darnley in the World Premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. Conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by Claus Guth. Libretto by Heather Betts.

Liam performs 1st Male Courtier and Lord Darnley in the World Premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. Conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by Claus Guth. Libretto by Heather Betts.

Liam performs 1st Male Courtier and Lord Darnley in the World Premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. Conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by Claus Guth. Libretto by Heather Betts.

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Direction Claus Guth

Stage Designer Etienne Pluss

Costume Designer Ursula Kudrna

Lighting Michael Bauer

Choreographer Sommer Ulrickson

Dramaturgy Lukas LeipfingerYvonne Gebauer

Queen Elizabeth Johanni van Oostrum

Mary Stuart Vera-Lotte Boecker

Female Courtier I Seonwoo Lee

Female Courtier II Mirjam Mesak

Female Courtier III Lotte Betts-Dean

Female Courtier IV Meg Brilleslyper

Female Courtier V / Jane Kennedy Freya Apffelstaedt

Male Courtier I / Lord Darnley Liam Bonthrone

Male Courtier II Joel Williams

Male Courtier III / David Rizzio Andrew Hamilton

Male Courtier IV Thomas Mole

Male Courtier V / Excecutioner Martin Snell

Solo-Cembalo Mahan Esfahani

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper

Liam makes his debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, in the role of Ein junger Diener, in a concert performance of Strauss’s one-act tragedy Elektra. Performance at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, conducted by Alan Gilbert.

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Alan Gilbert Dirigent
Karita Mattila Sopran (Klytämnestra)
Ingela Brimberg Sopran (Elektra)
Christina Nilsson Sopran (Chrysothemis)
Benjamin Bruns Tenor (Aegisth)
Andreas Bauer Kanabas Bass (Orest)
Layla Claire Sopran (Die Aufseherin)
Marie Henriette Reinhold Mezzosopran (Erste Magd)
Ida Aldrian Mezzosopran (Zweite Magd)
Marie-Luise Dreßen Mezzosopran (Dritte Magd)
Olivia Boen Sopran (Vierte Magd)
Chelsea Zurflüh Sopran (Fünfte Magd)
Liam Bonthrone Tenor (Ein junger Diener)
NDR Vokalensemble
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Liam makes his debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, in the role of Ein junger Diener, in a concert performance of Strauss’s one-act tragedy Elektra. Performance at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, conducted by Alan Gilbert.

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Alan Gilbert Dirigent
Karita Mattila Sopran (Klytämnestra)
Ingela Brimberg Sopran (Elektra)
Christina Nilsson Sopran (Chrysothemis)
Benjamin Bruns Tenor (Aegisth)
Andreas Bauer Kanabas Bass (Orest)
Layla Claire Sopran (Die Aufseherin)
Marie Henriette Reinhold Mezzosopran (Erste Magd)
Ida Aldrian Mezzosopran (Zweite Magd)
Marie-Luise Dreßen Mezzosopran (Dritte Magd)
Olivia Boen Sopran (Vierte Magd)
Chelsea Zurflüh Sopran (Fünfte Magd)
Liam Bonthrone Tenor (Ein junger Diener)
NDR Vokalensemble
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

School’s Matinee Performance

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

Liam and Benjamin Mead return to Perth Chamber Music, following a succesful appearance in their 2023-2024 season.

They present a recital ‘A Poet’s Love’; featuring music of Robert and Clara Schumann, Muriel Herbert and Richard Strauss amongst others, set alongside words of Robert Burns; documenting the love and life of Scotland’s national bard through song.

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

Liam makes his debut at the Royal Opera & Ballet, Covent Garden, in a revival of Andrei Serban’s staging of Turandot.

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Music Giacomo Puccini

Conducted by Daniel Oren / Richard Hetherington

Libretto Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni

Director Andrei Șerban

Designer Sally Jacobs

Lighting designer F. Mitchell Dana

Choreographer Kate Flatt

Choreologist Tatiana Novaes Coelho

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Princess Turandot Anna Pirozzi

Calaf Roberto Alagna / Arsen Soghomonyan

Liù Juliana Grigoryan

Timur Vitalij Kowaljow

Ping Xiaomeng Zhang

Pang Aled Hall

Pong Liam Bonthrone

Emperor Altoum Alasdair Elliott

Mandarin Ossian Huskinson

Chorus Royal Opera Chorus

Chorus Director William Spaulding

Orchestra Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Liam returns to Barrie Kosky’s iconic Glyndebourne staging of Handel’s Saul; this time in the role of Jonathan, making his debut at Cologne Opera.

Liam returns to Barrie Kosky’s iconic Glyndebourne staging of Handel’s Saul; this time in the role of Jonathan, making his debut at Cologne Opera.

Liam returns to Barrie Kosky’s iconic Glyndebourne staging of Handel’s Saul; this time in the role of Jonathan, making his debut at Cologne Opera.

Conductor Ruben Dubrovsky / Rustam Samedov

Director Barrie Kosky

Revival Director Donna Stirrup

Stage & Costumes Katrin Lea Tag

Lighting Joachim Klein

Choreography Otto Pichler

Chorus Director Rustam Samedov

Dramaturgy Svenja Gottsmann

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Saul / Apparition of Samuel Christopher Purves

David Christopher Lowrey

Merab Sarah Brady

Michal Giulia Montanari

Jonathan Linard Vrielink / Liam Bonthrone

Abner / High Priest / Amalekite / Doeg Benjamin hulett

Witch of Endor John Heuzenroeder

Chorus Cologne Opera Choir

Orchestra Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne

‘Stories as brittle as glass’ - 2025 Britten Weekend.

Tenor Liam Bonthrone and pianist Benjamin Mead perform song cycles by Britten and Cheryl Frances-Hoad, exploring the profound and often uplifting resilience of humanity in times of war.

Two song cycles form the centrepiece of this programme. Movements from Benjamin Britten’s “Who are these children?” are interwoven with songs from Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s “Magic Lantern Tales”, juxtaposing children’s nursery rhymes, riddles and nightmares with adult recollections of life in both World Wars.

Other popular war settings by Butterworth, Ivor Novello, Debussy, Poulenc and Wolf complete this thought-provoking and varied programme.

Benjamin Mead is a former Viola Tunnard Scholar at Britten Pears Arts.

Liam Bonthrone tenor
Benjamin Mead piano

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

Liam makes his debut at Gothenburg Opera, in the role of Don Ramiro, in a revival of David Radok’s highly-acclaimed staging of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

“…a meeting between the Marx Brothers, commedia dell'arte and Seinfeld” Göteborgs-Posten, 2015

CONDUCTOR Giancarlo Andretta
DIRECTOR David Radok
REVIVAL DIRECTOR Mattias Ermedahl
SCENOGRAPHY Ivan Theimer
COSTUME DESIGN Katarina Hollá
LIGHTING DESIGN Torkel Blomkvist
REVIVAL LIGHT DESIGN STAGING Joakim Brink
CHOREOGRAPHY Håkan Mayer
CHOREOGRAPHER ASSISTANT Sara Suneson

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ANGELINA Ann-Kristin Jones

DON RAMIRO Liam Bonthrone

DON MAGNIFICO Åke Zetterström

DANDINI Hannes Öberg

CLORINDA Mia Karlsson

TISBE Erika Tordeus

ALIDORO Kristoffer Töyrä

Liam performs Abner, High Priest, Amalekite and Doeg in a revival of Barrie Kosky’s highly acclaimed staging of Handel’s Saul, as part of the 2025 Glyndebourne Festival.

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Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Production: Barrie Kosky

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Liam performs Abner, High Priest, Amalekite and Doeg in a revival of Barrie Kosky’s highly acclaimed staging of Handel’s Saul, as part of the 2025 Glyndebourne Festival.

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Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Production: Barrie Kosky

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Liam performs Abner, High Priest, Amalekite and Doeg in a revival of Barrie Kosky’s highly acclaimed staging of Handel’s Saul, as part of the 2025 Glyndebourne Festival.

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Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Production: Barrie Kosky

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Glyndebourne Chorus