" . . . magnificently sung by Frederick Long . . . " (The Telegraph)
Bass-baritone Frederick Long has forged a richly diverse career, garnering acclaim in repertoire from Bach to Bernstein. Noted for the musicality of his performances, alongside vivid stagecraft, he is establishing himself as one of Britain’s most exciting and versatile young singers.
This season he sings Messiah at Winchester Cathedral, the Pulcinella Suite with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and Peter Whelan, and the title role in The Marriage of Figaro for Saffron Opera.
2023 saw his debut in Denmark as Aeneas with the boundary-pushing Barokksolistene and a US tour as a soloist with the Monteverdi Choir in a programme of Bach and Handel, culminating at the Carnegie Hall, New York.
Other recent highlights include Messiah with the Irish Baroque Orchestra at Wigmore Hall ("Long sang with concentrated power and superb passagework" - Robert Hugill) and Bach's Christmas Oratorio in his debuts at La Scala and the Palace of Versailles under John Eliot Gardiner.
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Frederick received a first-class degree in music from the University of Bristol, a DipRAM from the Royal Academy of Music (where he was recently made an associate), and furthered his training at the National Opera Studio.
This season he sings Messiah at Winchester Cathedral, the Pulcinella Suite with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and Peter Whelan, and the title role in The Marriage of Figaro for Saffron Opera.
2023 saw his debut in Denmark as Aeneas with the boundary-pushing Barokksolistene and a US tour as a soloist with the Monteverdi Choir in a programme of Bach and Handel, culminating at the Carnegie Hall, New York.
Other recent highlights include Messiah with the Irish Baroque Orchestra at Wigmore Hall ("Long sang with concentrated power and superb passagework" - Robert Hugill) and Bach's Christmas Oratorio in his debuts at La Scala and the Palace of Versailles under John Eliot Gardiner.
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Frederick received a first-class degree in music from the University of Bristol, a DipRAM from the Royal Academy of Music (where he was recently made an associate), and furthered his training at the National Opera Studio.
Since making his debut at Glyndebourne as the Lackey (Ariadne auf Naxos) with Vladimir Jurowski and covering the title role in the Barrie Kosky production of Saul, he has gone on to work at major opera houses in the UK including ENO, WNO, Opera Holland Park, Opera North and the Royal Opera, performing and covering a range of roles including Mozart's Figaro and Papageno, Schaunard (La bohème), Lieutenant Ratcliffe (Billy Budd) and Sam (Ballo in Maschera). Recent performances for English Touring Opera as the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, Jesus in Bach's St Matthew Passion and Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte received widespread critical praise.
Equally at home in contemporary repertoire, he performed Medeiros (The Yellow Sofa) for Glyndebourne on Tour, Leporello (Giovanni) for Silent Opera (a digital reimagining of the original), and covered Janitor in Tansy Davies’ Between Worlds for ENO. With Royal Academy Opera he created the role of Willi Graf in the world premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies’ Kommilitonen!.
Frederick's wide range and rich timbre ideally suits much of the great oratorio repertoire, and sees him in demand on the concert platform at home and abroad. Highlights include a semi-staged St Matthew Passion at the York Early Music Festival, Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music, Altomaro (Fernando, Re di Castiglia) at the London Handel Festival and Haydn's Creation with the London Mozart Players. His repertoire extends into the larger-scale romantic works, with performances including Mendelssohn's Elijah (Bristol Choral Society), Elgar's The Kingdom (Leith Hill Music Festival) and the Verdi Requiem (English Festival Orchestra) with a chorus of two thousand at the Royal Albert Hall.
A versatile musician, he hugely enjoys collaborative music-making, and has been invited to sing with some of the UK's leading solo-voice ensembles, including I Fagiolini and Solomon's Knot, with both of whom he has recently released recordings. When avoiding work, Frederick can be found with his wife Emily and young children, pottering about the cider presses of Somerset.
Equally at home in contemporary repertoire, he performed Medeiros (The Yellow Sofa) for Glyndebourne on Tour, Leporello (Giovanni) for Silent Opera (a digital reimagining of the original), and covered Janitor in Tansy Davies’ Between Worlds for ENO. With Royal Academy Opera he created the role of Willi Graf in the world premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies’ Kommilitonen!.
Frederick's wide range and rich timbre ideally suits much of the great oratorio repertoire, and sees him in demand on the concert platform at home and abroad. Highlights include a semi-staged St Matthew Passion at the York Early Music Festival, Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music, Altomaro (Fernando, Re di Castiglia) at the London Handel Festival and Haydn's Creation with the London Mozart Players. His repertoire extends into the larger-scale romantic works, with performances including Mendelssohn's Elijah (Bristol Choral Society), Elgar's The Kingdom (Leith Hill Music Festival) and the Verdi Requiem (English Festival Orchestra) with a chorus of two thousand at the Royal Albert Hall.
A versatile musician, he hugely enjoys collaborative music-making, and has been invited to sing with some of the UK's leading solo-voice ensembles, including I Fagiolini and Solomon's Knot, with both of whom he has recently released recordings. When avoiding work, Frederick can be found with his wife Emily and young children, pottering about the cider presses of Somerset.