Peter Hoare

Hoare was born in Bradford and initially trained as a percussionist, before making his debut as a singer at Welsh National Opera where his many roles include Herod in Strauss’s Salome, Mal in MacMillan’s The Sacrifice (world premiere), Alwa in Berg’s Lulu, The Jailer/Grand Inquisitor in Dallapiccola’s Il Prigioniero and The Magician/Nika Magdoff in Menotti’s The Consul. Also a regular at English National Opera, Hoare’s roles here include Laca in Janáček’s Jenůfa, Zinovy in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Faust in Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, Hermann in Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades and Orpheus Man in Birtwhistle’s The Mask of Orpheus. Other UK appearances include Boris in Janáček’s Káťa Kabanová for Opera Holland Park and title role in The Excursions of Mr. Brouček and Laca for Grange Park Opera.

On the international stage, roles include Matěj Brouček for the Staatsoper Berlin and the Bregenzer Festspiele, Mime Siegfried for La Monnaie de Munt, Herodes for the Staatsoper Hamburg, Hauptmann at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Shapkin for the Opéra national de Paris and LaJanáček’s Monnaie, Alviano Salvago in Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten for the Komische Oper Berlin and in Palermo, Sharikov for Dutch National Opera, Teatro alla Scala, English National Opera and Opéra de Lyon, Desportes for Opernhaus Zürich, at the Ruhr Triennale, at the New National Theatre Tokyo and at the Lincoln Center in New York. Other appearances include the role of Howard in Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Mortimer for Staatsoper Hamburg, Dutch National Opera and Opéra de Lyon, and his debut as Captain Vere in Annilese Miskimmon’s acclaimed production of Billy Budd for Norwegian National Opera. He has also sung Gamekeeper in Dvořák’s Rusalka for Teatro di San Carlo, Witch in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel for Dutch National Opera, Creon in Anderson’s Thebans at Theater Bonn and for English National Opera and Zinovy Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk for Opéra de Lyon.

On the concert platform, Hoare has appeared with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in performances of Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins and Das Berliner Requiem in the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of John Adams’s The Gospel According to the Other Mary, recorded as part of the orchestra’s multi-disc box set ‘The John Adams Edition’. He has performed Zinovy Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons at Boston’s Symphony Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall. Recent appearances with Sir Simon Rattle include Vitek The Makropulos Case (2026), title role The Excursions of Mr. Brouček (2025) and Schoolmaster The Cunning Little Vixen (2020), all with the London Symphony Orchestra and recorded for LSO Live, and Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder (2024) and Mime Siegfried (2023) with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Last season he appeared with Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra as Hauptmann in semi-staged performances of Wozzeck at London’s Royal Festival Hall. He has sung Piet le Pot in Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre at Bucharest’s Enescu Festival with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arnaud Arbet and in a co-production with the London Symphony Orchestra. He appeared at the 2017 BBC Proms performing Gurrelieder with the London Symphony Orchestra, and at the 2016 Proms with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Tippett’s A Child of Our Time.  Further performances include Britten’s Nocturne with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Das Lied von der Erde with Daniel Harding and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Janáček’s The Diary of One who Disappeared and Elliot Carter’s In sleep in thunder with Contrechamps in Geneva and at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, La Damnation de Faust and Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Bochumer Symphoniker, Elgar’s Spirit of England and La Damnation de Faust at the Three Choirs Festival, Mahler’s 8th Symphony with Sir Mark Elder and the BBC Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras.

Hoare’s discography includes Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Zinovy) with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon; Wagner’s Siegfried (Mime) with Sir Simon Rattle and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks on BR Klassik; Havergal Brian’s Faust (title role) with Martyn Brabbins and the orchestra of English National Opera on the Dutton Epoch label; Janáček’s The Makropulos Case (Vitek), The Excursions of Mr Broucek (title role) and The Cunning Little Vixen (Schoolmaster/Rooster/Mosquito) with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra for LSO Live, Adams’s The Gospel According to the other Mary (Lazarus) with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Delius’s Song of the High Hills and Britten’s Gloriana (Master of Ceremonies) conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras for Decca Records; Káťa Kabanová (Tichon) with Carlo Rizzi, Falstaff (Bardolfo) with Sir Colin Davis for Chandos; and The Yeomen of the Guard (Leonard Meryll) with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera on the Telarc label.

In 2026/27, Hoare returns to Welsh National Opera in the title role of Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins and conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. He also performs the role of Herodes in Strauss’s Salome both for Dutch National Opera directed by Ivo van Hove and conducted by Lorenzo Viotti and for Opéra National de Lyon directed by Calixto Bieito and conducted by Constantin Trinks. Later in the season, he returns to Amsterdam to perform the role of Howie Albert in a semi-staged production of Terence Blanchard’s Champion at the Holland Festival, directed by James Bonas with Vincent de Kort conducting the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Future plans include returns to the Royal Ballet & Opera Covent Garden, Dutch National Opera, Opéra National de Lyon and the Teatro Real, Madrid.

2026/27 season / 1091 words. Not to be altered without permission.