Opera North - Handel’s Susanna 2025
Faith Tested, Innocence Restored
“James Hall’s Joacim gave one of the most moving countertenor performances I’ve heard. His singing had a kind of spiritual luminosity … tenderness and love for Susanna that felt heartbreaking … one of those moments where everything—voices, orchestra, and movement—aligned perfectly.” - Northern Arts Review
Opera North - Handel’s Susanna
Opera Holland Park - Jonathan Dove’s Itch 2025
Creating chemistry
“The top shout goes to Hall, whose incarnation of the child-of-nature care for the planet was delivered in a delicious countertenor with immaculate control of high-note vibrato.” - Bachtrack
Opera Holland Park - Jonathan Dove’s Itch
London Handel Festival – Tales of Apollo and Hercules 2025
Hero Unstrung
“James Hall blazed his own brilliant path as Hercules with his cut-glass countertenor… a rare oasis of calm where the music could shine through.” - The Times
London Handel Festival – Tales of Apollo and Hercules
Sky in a Small Cage details released
Sky in a Small Cage with Mahogany Opera
Details and performance dates for the highly anticipated production of Rolf Hind’s Sky in a Small Cage with Mahogany Opera have been unveiled, promising a reflective experience in the world of contemporary opera.
jh appointed to ISM board
James Joins the Council of the ISM
James has been appointed to the Council of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), joining the leadership of the UK’s foremost professional body for musicians.