Jimmy Holliday has forged a career singing bass with many of the UK’s leading vocal ensembles and choirs. He began singing as a chorister at Lichfield Cathedral before joining The National Youth Choir of Great Britain. He was a Lay Clerk at Winchester Cathedral before continuing his vocal training at The Royal College of Music’s International Opera School, where he won the inaugural Richard Van Allan award and the 10th Hampshire Singer of the Year competition. Jimmy also attended the prestigious National Opera Studio.
Jimmy is a member of The BBC Singers. He is a regular bass with Tenebrae, EXAUDI, Gabrieli Consort, and Ensemble Plus Ultra, as well as regularly singing with the likes of Polyphony, The Sixteen, The Tallis Scholars and I Fagiolini. Further afield he is the regular bass with Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent’s madrigal projects. Recent recordings include Gesualdo’s madrigals (Books 4 and 5) and Monteverdi’s 4th Book.
As a soloist, Jimmy’s recent highlights include Bach’s St John Passion, Monteverdi’s Vespers with Herreweghe and Bach’s B Minor Mass with Nigel Short. His operatic roles included Colline in Puccini’s La Boheme, Billy Jackrabbit in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and King Heinrich in Wagner’s Lohengrin. 2024 saw the release of Jimmy’s first operatic recording in Oliver Leith’s Last Days.
Participation of members of Tenebrae is kindly sponsored by NOĒMA.
