Peter Lidbetter

Career and biographical notes.

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Peter Lidbetter is a British Irish bass from London. He is currently an Emerging Artist at the National Opera Studio. At NOS he has performed scenes from Das Rheingold (Alberich), Cosi fan tutte (Don Alfonso), L’italiana in Algeri (Mustafà) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom). Recent operatic roles include Dottore Grenvil: La traviata (Grange Festival Opera), Sarastro: Die Zauberflöte (Charles Court Opera), The Producer: Buster’s Trip, by Ed Lambert (Tête-à-tête Festival), Bartolo and Antonio: le Nozze di Figaro, Kecal: Prodaná nevěsta, Basilio: il barbiere di Siviglia (all covers at Garsington Festival Opera) and Simone: Gianni Schicchi and Haly: L’italiana in Algeri (both Wexford Festival Opera). In 2026, Peter rejoins Garsington Festival Opera to sing the roles of Lane and Merriman in Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and makes his debuts with English Touring Opera and Opera Prelude.

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Internationally, Peter performs regularly with Bergen Nasjionale Opera and is a Principal Guest Artist with the Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble in Bergen, Norway making his Royal Albert Hall solo debut with them in the BBC Proms 2023 as part of their UK tour. He holds an MMus and PGDip, from the Royal Northern College of Music, both with distinction, for the latter graduating top of his class. He was also in the final of the RNCM Gold Medal competition for all students and won the Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Award for final-year singers, and the Brigitte Fassbaender Prize for Lieder. He also holds a BA in Music from the University of Cambridge.

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Concert Repertoire

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Below is a selected list of solo concert repertoire Peter has previously performed in a professional setting.

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• Bach – St Matthew Passion (Pilatus, Christus, Petrus, Arias)

• Bach – St John Passion (Pilatus, Christus, Arias)

• Bach - Canatas BWV 61, 62, 133

• Beech – Grand Mass in E flat

• Beethoven – Symphony no. 9

• Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem

• Duruflé – Requiem

• Fauré – Requiem

• Gounod – Messe Solennelle

• Handel – Judas Maccabeus

• Handel – Messiah

• Haydn – Creation

• Haydn – Nelson Mass

• Haydn – Missa Sancti Nicolai

• Honegger – Christmas Cantata

• Ligeti - Requiem

• Lloyd-Webber – The Saviour

• Monteverdi – 1610 Vespers

• Mozart – Coronation Mass

• Mozart – Requiem

• Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle

• Saint-Saëns - Oratorio de Noël

• Schubert – Magnificat

• Schubert – Mass in B-flat

• Schubert – Mass in C

• Schubert – Mass in G

• Stanford – Stabat Mater

• Vaughan Williams – Mass in G Minor

• Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music

• Verdi – Requiem

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