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Harry Kersley

Primary Skill:

Tenor

Nationality:

British

Country:

United Kingdom

Languages (fluent):

English

Opera

Siegfried
Götterdämerung (Wagner)
Trinity Laban Opera Scenes 2023
2023
The Duke
Rigoletto (Verdi)
Brent Opera
2020
Alfredo Germont
La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)
Opera South East
2019
Tamino
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
Opera Kensington
2019
Gastone
La Traviata (Verdi)
Hampstead Garden Opera
2018
Nemorino
L'Elisir D'amore (Donizetti)
National Opera Studio: Summer School Performance
2018
Don Ottavio
Don Giovanni (Mozart)
National Opera Studio: Summer School Performance
2018
Marco Polo
A Night at The Chinese Opera (Weir)
Trinity Laban Undergraduate Opera Scenes
2017
Prince Yamadori
Madame Butterfly (Puccini)
London International Sinfonia, Cadogan Hall
2016
First Armed Man
The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Wessex Opera
2015

Oratorio/Concerts

Soloist
Harry Kersley Live @ The Half Moon (Various)
The Half Moon
2018
Main Tenor Soloist
Corporate Performance (Various)
Opera on the Run - The Savoy
2018
Guest Soloist (Henry Van Straubenzee Charity)
O Holy Night (Adolph Adam)
St Lukes, Chelsea, London
2018
Soloist
Sunday Night at The NED (Various)
The NED, London
2017
Guest Entertaining Classical Singer
Opera and Song Recital (Various)
Childs I Foundation Gala Dinner: The Roof Gardens
2016
1st Tenor Soloist
Olivet To Calvary (Maunder)
Totton Choral Society
2015
1st Tenor Soloist
The Messiah (Handel)
Bird College Choral Society
2014
1st Tenor Soloist
The Messiah (Handel)
Shalford Choral Society
2013

Film/TV

Judge
All Together Now: Series 1 (Various)
BBC One (Endemol Shine)
2017

Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled

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Opera South East

Opera South East 2

Opera South East 3

Postgraduate: Artist Diploma (Opera) - Kathleen Creed Scholar
Trinity Laban
2021–2023
Bachelor of Music
Trinity Laban
2014–2018
Bachelor of Music
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
2014–2018

The Royal College of Music Gap Year Experience Program was where Harry Kersley, began his journey of Musical study. This was an opportunity only afforded to those who show exceptionally high levels of ability and potential to progress into a professional career as a musician. The Royal College of Music laid down the foundation of knowledge of classical musicianship. Harry then attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London and completed a Bachelor of Music in Performance. Harry continues his studies at Trinity Laban on the Postgraduate Artist Diploma as a Kathleen Creed Scholar 2021-2023. Furthermore outside of conservatoire Harry studies privately under internationally acclaimed tenor, Freddie De Tommaso.

During and following Harry’s undergraduate studies he explored opportunities within the world of opera. Opera Roles include: Duca – Rigoletto (Brent Opera, 2020), Tamino – Die Zauberflöte (Opera Kensintongton, 2019), Alfredo – La Traviata (Opera South East, 2019, Highly Commended accolade by NODA's South East Region), Gastone - La Traviata (Hampstead Garden Opera, 2018), Marco Polo – A Night at The Chinese Opera (Trinity Laban, 2018), Prince Yamadori - Madame Butterfly (London International Sinfonia, Cadogan Hall, 2017), First Priest - Die Zauberflöte (Lynton Atkinson Production prior to Hurn Court Opera, 2016), First Armed Man - Die Zauberflöte ( Wessex Opera, 2016.) Opera Scenes: Nemorino - “Io già m’immagino” + “Una Furtiva Lagrima”, L’Elisir D’amore, Gaetano Donizetti, National Opera Studio: Opera Intro Course, 2018. Don Ottavio - “Ah del padre in periglio” + “Fuggi, Crudele, Fuggi!”, Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, National Opera Studio: Opera Intro Course, 2018.

To develop as an emerging artist Harry was welcomed onto British Youth Opera’s: Serena Fenwick Program. It is a course designed for singers who show promise for a career in opera. The course involved a year’s worth of coaching with some of the opera industry’s most esteemed professionals including the highly celebrated conductor, Sir Mark Elder.


Outside of Harry’s opera career, he performs regularly as a guest entertainer at many of London’s acclaimed venues including 10 Downing Street (London), The 100 Club (London), The Ned (London), The Lansdowne Club (London), Annabel’s (London), The Ivy (Tower Bridge, Covent Garden, St Johns Wood) and The Ritz Carlton Hotel (St Andrews, Scotland.)

A notable performance includes a charitable service for The Henry van Straubenzee Charitable Trust in front of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Moreover, he sang for the Child’s i Foundation’s black tie gala dinner at The Roof Gardens, Kensington supporting the important work to provide family homes for orphans in Uganda. He was also invited to perform at The Bet 365 arena in Stoke on Trent for The Boparan Charitable Trust, a UK-wide charity which helps children with disabilities and life-limiting conditions. To add to Harry’s performance experience; he has been invited several times to be a guest entertainer on board cruise ships including the Marella Discovery.

Harry was also given the opportunity as a judge on the BBC One Show: All Together Now alongside Spice Girl, Geri Horner

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