Jonathan Veira

Jonathan Veira’s extensive repertoire includes the title role in Falstaff, Don Alfonso Così fan tutte, Leporello Don Giovanni, Dr Bartolo Le nozze di Figaro, Don Magnifico La cenerentola, Dr Bartolo Il barbiere di Siviglia, Mustafa L’Italiana in Algeri, Fra Melitone La forza del destino, Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore, Tonio Pagliacci, Schaunard La Bohème (Leoncavallo), Sharpless Madama Butterfly, Sacristan Tosca, Don Alvaro La vedova scaltra, Buonafede Il mondo della luna (Haydn), Harasta The Cunning Little Vixen, Kolenatý The Makropulos Case, Dikoi Kat’a Kabanova, The Foreman Jenůfa, Keçal The Bartered Bride, Claggart Billy Budd, Hobson Peter Grimes, and Varlaam Boris Godunov. 

Among the conductors he has worked with are David Atherton, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Bernard Haitink,  Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vladimir  Jurowsky, Jirí Kout, Jon Marin, Antonio Pappano and Michael Schønwandt

Jonathan Veira appears regularly at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera and Glyndebourne Festival.  His international engagements have taken him to the Opera de Lyon, Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Royal Danish Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, Opernhaus Leipzig, Norwegian National Opera, the Opéra du Rhin, Opera New Zealand, and the opera companies of Montpellier and Nice. He was a featured artist in the Lehnhoff Janacek cycle at Opéra de Lyon in the roles of  Dr Kolenatý The Makropulos Case, Dikoi Kat’a Kabanova, and The Foreman Jenůfa.

In the United Kingdom Jonathan Veira has also appeared with Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera.  As a concert artist Jonathan Veira has performed in major venues including the BBC Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.

On television Jonathan Veira has appeared in Death in Venice, Le nozze di Figaro, The Electrification of the Soviet Union, La traviata and Königskinder.  Radio broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 have included Tancredi and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. He is also a regular guest on BBC Radio’s Friday Night Is Music Night and BBC Television’s Songs of Praise.

Jonathan Veira has recorded for Opera Rara and his début solo CD Of Fire and Dew (The Songs of John Jeffreys) is available on the SOMM label.  He received warm critical acclaim for his recording of Dr Bartolo The Marriage of Figaro for Chandos Records.

In recent seasons, Jonathan Veira’s engagements have included Mustafa for Opera de Limoges, Quince A Midsummer Night’s Dream, General Groves Dr Atomic, Varlaam Boris Godunov and Sacristan Tosca for English National Opera, Don Magnifico La cenerentola for the Royal Swedish Opera, the Royal Danish Opera and Glyndebourne on Tour, Dr Bartolo Il barbiere di Siviglia for Norwegian National Opera, Würfl, Caroskvouci and De Konsel The Adventures of Mr Broucek and Harasta The Cunning Little Vixen for Grand Théâtre de Genève, Mustafa L’Italiana in Algeri for the opera theatres of Lille, Amiens and Caen, Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore at Opernhaus Leipzig, Dr Bartolo Le nozze di Figaro and Le Bailli Werther for the Royal Opera, Frank Die Fledermaus and Father Augustine Betrothal in a Monastery for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the title role in Falstaff for Glyndebourne on Tour

Jonathan Veira is currently performing the title role in Don Pasquale for Glyndebourne on Tour. 

November  2011