Johannes Moore
Baritone
Biography
Emerging British baritone Johannes Moore is building a varied career across recital opera, oratorio, and opera stages.
Following his formative musical experiences as a chorister at Hereford Cathedral Johannes trained at the Royal Academy of Music Opera Studio. He refined his technique at the Georg Solti Accademia under notable mentors including Jonathan Papp, Leo Nucci, and Richard Bonynge.
Johannes made his Opera North début as Ned Keene in Peter Grimes in the 2025-26 season. For Glyndebourne he has covered Prosdocimo (Il Turco in Italia) and Marcello (La bohème). He has also performed Sir John Falstaff in Vaughan-Williams’ Sir John in Love for British Youth Opera as well as the title role of Gianni Schicchi and Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas) with Edinburgh Studio Opera. His roles at the RAM included Sid (Albert Herring), Slook (La Cambiale di Matrimonio) and Theseus (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Whilst at the RAM he was a Kohn Foundation scholar which gave him the opportunity to participate in the Bach Cantata series under such luminaries as Sir John Butt, Masaaki Suzuki, and Philippe Herreweghe. As an oratorio soloist, Johannes has performed extensively across the UK with a broad repertoire encompassing Bach St John Passion, B Minor Mass, Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall, Mozart’s Requiem at Cadogan Hall, and other repertoire at Lincoln Cathedral, Bath Abbey, Hereford Cathedral, St Giles Edinburgh, and Barnes Festival.
His recital accomplishments include appearances at Wigmore Hall, Leeds Lieder, St John Smith Square, Trinity College Cambridge, Ludlow Song Festival, and international engagements in China. He also participated in Wigmore Hall’s French Song Exchange and recorded Wolf’s Goethe Lieder with the RAM Song Circle.
Johannes’ plans include Joseph de Rocher in Dead Man Walking for Opera North as well as covering Morales Carmen and Silvano Un Ballo in Maschera for the Royal Ballet and Opera.
Johannes Moore is represented for General Management. For all enquiries please contact Caroline Phillips cphillips@caroline-phillips.co.uk
Reviews
French Song Exchange – Wigmore Hall, London
Baritone Johannes Moore was a standout…a fine actor with a voice that could easily suit Mozart, Wagner and Mussorgsky. He seems to relish the fun in these songs, the most animated out of the trio for sure. Fitting tributes to Fauré … his delightful La bonne chanson selections pleasing to ears.
Get the Chance, 30 September 2024
Rossini – La Cambiale di Matrimonio – RAM
Johannes Moore’s Slook truly held the stage, again through a fine blend of words, music, and acting. His journey from larger-than-life foreigner to kindly benefactor was keenly observed and portrayed throughout.
Seen and Heard International, 17 May 2023
Vaughan Williams – Sir John in Love - BYO
In the title role, Johannes Moore has just the right Falstaffian presence, demeanour and swagger as he asserts his baritone to excellent effect.
Music OMH, 26 August 2022
Vaughan Williams – Sir John in Love - BYO
Starring as the conniving Sir John, Johannes Moore grows in stature, relishing the role’s humour.
The Times, 25 August 2022
Vaughan Williams – Sir John in Love - BYO
But the evening belongs to Johannes Moore’s Falstaff, This is a baritone of serious power who already knows exactly what to do with his instrument. It’s a beautiful voice – glossy and even from top to bottom, a play of light and shade that’s carefully deployed along with a lovely sense of legato – and Moore uses it with real intelligence and musicality... It’s a triumphant performance, and one that makes you hope that there’s a “Va, Vecchio John” in his future.
The Arts Desk, 25 August 2022