Biography
Timothy Edmundson is a bass-baritone who graduated from the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). He is a Dewar Arts Award Artist and was as a former young artist with the Dunedin Consort.
He regularly sings with Scottish Opera with recent highlights including cover and access performances of Colline, and the role of Doganiere La bohème and covers of Tiresias Oedipus Rex, Superintendent Budd Albert Herring and Bogdonavitch The Merry Widow. He also covered the role of Chief Inspector LittleJohn in the U.K Premiere of Jonathan Dove's Marx in London! and sung on the recording of Opsnizing Dad with the Wallace Collection. He recently sang the in the chorus of the world premiere of The Great Wave.
Further Operatic roles include Leporello Don Giovanni for Ensemble Orquesta, Minskman Flight, Curio Giulio Cesare, Macheath Die Dreigroschenoper, Betto di Signa Gianni Schicchi, all for RCS Opera, Papageno Die Zauberflöte for Berlin Opernfest, the title role in The Marriage of Figaro for Edinburgh Studio Opera and Schaunard La Bohème for Edinburgh Grand Opera.
Timothy enjoys collaborating with upcoming composers in both opera and song repertoire, and regularly takes part in workshops and performances of new repertoire. In 2023, he covered and performed the role of Krumpelblatt in Elena Langer's Four Sisters at very short notice for RCS Opera.
Scenic roles and covers include Il Conte Le nozze di Figaro, Smirnov The Bear, Faninal Der Rosenkavalier, Lieutenant Redburn Billy Budd, Vater Hänsel und Gretel, Sam Trouble in Tahiti and the title roles in Don Giovanni and Gianni Schicchi.
Other prestigious events include the Edinburgh International Festival and the BBC Proms under the baton of conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Andrew Davis. Works including Mahler Symphony No.2, Stravinsky The Rake’s Progress, Wagner Götterdämmerung and The Fiery Angel by Prokofiev.
On the concert platform, Timothy is in demand throughout the United Kingdom and Europe with repertoire including Handel Messiah & Belshazzar, Bruckner Te Deum, Puccini Messa di Gloria, Mozart Requiem and Beethoven Symphony No.9 which he performed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. As a lay clerk with the Choir of Glasgow Cathedral, he is a frequent soloist, and was soloist with them for Haydn’s The Creation.
A keen recitalist, he enjoys performing song repertoire including performances of Schubert Schwanengesang and Finzi Before and After Summer.
He has taken part in masterclasses with Patricia MacMahon, Philip Moll, Gidon Saks, Nicky Spence and Christopher Purves
Upcoming engagements include chorus in Turandot and Fidelio alongside an active teaching schedule.
