Opera
Figaro
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Oxford Touring Opera
2024
Papageno
The Magic Flute (In English) (Mozart)
Opera Anywhere
2023
Moralès
Carmen (Bizet)
Longborough Festival Opera
2022
Lillas Pastia
Carmen (Bizet)
Longborough Festival Opera
2022
Chen Guangri
The Monk of the River (Vienna Ho)
Tête à Tête - Anna Vienna Ho
2021
Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
HGO
2021
Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Hewletts Opera
2021
Page
Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti)
Opera Anywhere
2021
Amantio di Nicolao
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Five Senses Music
2020
Pinellino
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
William Griffiths Presents
2018
Pane
La Calisto (Cavalli)
Longborough Festival Opera
2019
Mercutio
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod)
Arcadian Opera
2019
Amantio di Nicolao
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
LGSO
2018
Captain Macheath
The Beggar's Opera (Britten [Original: Gay])
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2017
Antonio
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2017
Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2017
L’horloge comtoise
L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2016
Grigory Smirnov
The Bear (Walton)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2017
Ford
Falstaff (Verdi)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2017
Rambaldo
La Rondine (Puccini)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2016
Montano
Otello (Verdi)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2016
Shepherd & Huntsman
Venus & Adonis (Blow)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2015
Huntsman
Actéon (Charpentier)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2015
Mr Gedge
Albert Herring (Britten)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2015
Benvolio
Romeo & Juliet (Gounod)
Bearwood Opera
2014
Operetta/G&S
The Mikado
The Mikado (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2023
Private Willis
Iolanthe (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2022
Captain Corcoran
HMS Pinafore (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2022
Pirate King
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2022
Samuel
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2021
Sergeant of Police
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
Heritage Opera
2018
Bobinet
La Vie Parisienne (Offenbach)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2018
Contemporary Opera
Medium
Out at Sea (Stachelek)
Frontiers Festival
2016
Musical Theatre
Cinderella’s Prince
Into the Woods (Sondheim)
Akorn Productions
2018
Art Song
Soloist in CBSO Debussy Festival Concert
Fêtes galantes II (Debussy)
CBSO
2018
Chorus
1st Bass Chorus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Howard Shore)
Royal Albert Hall
2024
Baritone
The Elixir of Love (Donizetti)
Longborough Festival Opera
2023
1st Bass Chorus
Carmen (Bizet)
Longborough Festival Opera
2022
1st Bass/2nd Tenor Chorus
The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
Opera Anywhere
2021
1st Bass Chorus
Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner)
Longborough Festival Opera
2018
Chorus mentor & 1st Bass Chorus
Haddon Hall (Sullivan)
National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
2018
2nd Tenor Chorus
The Gondoliers (Sullivan)
Opera della Luna
2014
1st Bass Chorus
Grande Messe des morts (Berlioz)
Philharmonia Chorus
2019
1st Bass/2nd Tenor Chorus
Cleopatra (Various)
Royal Albert Hall/Morgan Pochin Music Productions
2019
1st Bass/2nd Tenor Chorus
Anna Bolena (Donizetti)
Longborough Festival Opera
2019
Film/TV
WW1 Solider
Olympic Opening Ceremony (Danny Boyle)
BBC & Olympic Broadcasting Services
2012
Various/Mixed
Lead Vocalist
Thursford Christmas Spectacular (Various)
Thursford Collection
2023
Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled
Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart © Graeme Braidwood Photography
Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet by Gounod - Bearwood Opera
Bobinet in La Vie Parisienne by Offenbach - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire © Graeme Br
Close up publicity shot © Greg Milner Photography
Gregory Smirnov in The Bear by William Walton - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Lilas Pastia in Carmen for Longborough Festival Opera 2022 Carmen © Matthew Williams-Ellis
Lilas Pastia in Carmen for Longborough Festival Opera 2022 Carmen © Matthew Williams-Ellis
'Medium' in World Premier of 'Out at Sea' by Blanka Stachelek
Pane in La Calisto by Cavalli for Longborough Festival Opera
Pane in La Calisto by Cavalli for Longborough Festival Opera
Publicity shot © Greg Milner Photography
The Elixir of Love for Longborough Festival Opera
Competitions
2nd Prize in The Edward Brooks English Song Prize (2018)
2nd Prize in The Cecil Drew Oratorio Prize (2017)
1st Prize in The Winifred Micklam Prize (2015)
Another successful twist...Lillas Pastia, played as a camp party animal. James Gribble revels in the role, dressed in a cropped rainbow T-shirt, cropped jeans and a glittering silver belt. THE STAGE Reviewing Carmen, Longborough Festival Opera (2022)
Figaro was the excellent James Gribble (2021)
BMus (Hons) - Vocal Performance
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2014–2018
James is a baritone based in London. This year he joined the company of L’elisir d’amore for Longborough Festival Opera, with whom he previously covered and performed the role of Moralès as well as the role of Lillas Pastia in Carmen. James recently performed the role of Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro for Hampstead Garden Opera, Hewletts Opera and Stroud Arts Festival. Throughout the past 3 years, James has been touring many Gilbert & Sullivan roles with Opera Anywhere in some amazing venues, including The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado in The Mikado, Captain Corcoron in HMS Pinafore and Private Willis in Iolanthe alongside his all-time favourite, Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
Previously James performed the role of Guangrui in the premiere of The Monk of the River as part of the Tête à Tête opera festival. Prior to lockdown, James played Mercutio in Acadian Opera’s Roméo et Juliette and was an emerging artist at Longborough Festival Opera, playing the role of Pane in their acclaimed production of La Calisto, as well as joining the chorus of Anna Bolena. Other recent performances include: Amantio in several productions of Gianni Schicchi, a new work for the Royal Albert Hall and performances with The National G&S Opera Company. Other operatic roles performed include: Bobinet in La vie parisienne, Captain Macheath in Britten’s The Beggar’s Opera, Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro, L’horloge comtoise in L’enfant et les sortilèges and Mr Gedge in Albert Herring
Alongside Opera, James performs in Musical Theatre, Film and TV. Highlights include singing in Tom Hoopers film of Les Misérables and performing in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.