Concert Stream: James Newby, baritone

Honeysweet voice

James Newby has skyrocketed into the world of classical singing. Be it in an intimate song recital or on the big opera stage, be as the clown Papageno, the demonic Erlkönig or the desperate Wanderer – prizes and panegyrics have been showered on the 26-year-old British singer, who moves with ease between characters and genres. Only last season, he was the BBC’s »New Generation Artist«, and he has also been a member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera since 2019. Now the singer with the »honey-coloured baritone« (The Times) makes his Elbphilharmonie debut at the »Rising Stars« festival in the shape of an atmospheric Lieder recital.

The current »Rising Stars« appear at the Elbphilharmonie every year in the space of a week. Concerts cannot be given in front of a large audience this time round, but everyone can still enjoy the festival: the concerts are being transferred to the internet, and can be watched as a stream: Go to James Newby’s concert stream