Joseph Cornwell

British tenor Joseph Cornwell is a specialist in Baroque operatic and oratorio repertoire. He studied at York University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, then entered the London early music scene singing in the <a href="spotify:artist:792HWopzvPacbFWQYJZVUA">Consort of Musicke</a> and the <a href="spotify:artist:6W0sTopWy4zS8uROoE5V2e">Taverner Consort</a>. Cornwell is a frequent collaborator with conductors such as <a href="spotify:artist:7mkcqdifmNkhfJ7XZ7WFFS">William Christie</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6URHrQ8te9u9mD6Q2PjVnu">Harry Christophers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2BxtRNfFqHkwkr33FikiIq">Eric Ericson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1qIRoGEKXINqrCx5N1engi">John Eliot Gardiner</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6mVScGa2sb499yuxxib0dM">Robert King</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:63uY29bvU5hyWZXYRTEhkq">Hervé Niquet</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3XHSTHtChESFEiOw1LqKuM">Andrew Parrott</a>. Cornwell has appeared on the opera stage in a wide range of roles, including Achille in <a href="spotify:artist:7vfydQ0nVBVgJ0ajs8EtRM">Gluck</a>'s Iphigénie en Aulide for Opera Factory; Lurcanio in <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Ariodante for St. Gallen Opera; the title role in <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a>'s Orfeo for the Boston Early Music Festival, in Rio de Janeiro, and for Oslo Summer Opera; Giove in <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a>'s Il ritorno d'Ulisse and the title role in <a href="spotify:artist:3tMLo1k3iUo82coMLWXzxq">Purcell</a>'s King Arthur in Lisbon; Eumete in <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a>'s Il ritorno d'Ulisse for the Académie Européenne de Musique at the Aix-en-Provence Festival; and Agenore in <a href="spotify:artist:4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS">Mozart</a>'s Il rè pastore for Radio Television Luxembourg. Cornwell's non-operatic performances have included performances of the <a href="spotify:artist:5aIqB5nVVvmFsvSdExz408">Bach</a> Passions with the <a href="spotify:artist:2CMg8J0WjftvFR5zFbufVA">Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Acis and Galatea and Messiah at the Bruges and Stuttgart festivals, Alexander's Feast at the Namur Festival, <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Solomon at the Göttingen Festival, the <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a> Vespers at the Edinburgh Festival, <a href="spotify:artist:3tMLo1k3iUo82coMLWXzxq">Purcell</a>'s Odes with <a href="spotify:artist:652tly1eoAkKzhJ5z4LsEx">Les Arts Florissants</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0QDRLNPr0wXKeR5ThXZAUp">Honegger</a>'s King David at the Brighton Festival, and the <a href="spotify:artist:4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS">Mozart</a> Requiem with the <a href="spotify:artist:1sylrdKARMDYTJbs8IPWGy">London Mozart Players</a>. Cornwell has sung on numerous recordings, including the Evangelist in <a href="spotify:artist:5aIqB5nVVvmFsvSdExz408">Bach</a>'s St. Matthew Passion with the <a href="spotify:artist:0WMwblrqz8DO6CbLEDVF7l">Drottningholm Court Baroque Ensemble</a>; the <a href="spotify:artist:0PqPknmYIYTP8QwfAJ76e3">Campra</a> Requiem with Le Concert Spirituel; <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Carmelite Vespers, Messiah, and the <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a> Vespers with the <a href="spotify:artist:6W0sTopWy4zS8uROoE5V2e">Taverner Consort</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Acis and Galatea (a winner of the Gramophone Baroque Vocal CD of 2000), <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a> Vespers, and <a href="spotify:artist:4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS">Mozart</a> Mass in C minor with <a href="spotify:artist:652tly1eoAkKzhJ5z4LsEx">Les Arts Florissants</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS">Mozart</a>'s Requiem with the <a href="spotify:artist:30segVxDxV35DVChzcO1cG">Yorkshire Baroque Soloists</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:0roWUeP7Ac4yK4VN6L2gF4">Rossini</a>'s Petite messe solennelle with <a href="spotify:artist:1FWDcayB8TeqDhiuP9A2o5">Jos van Immerseel</a> (winner of the BBC Radio 3 Building a Library Choice); Awake sweet love (a collection of 17th century lute songs); Fairest Isle with the <a href="spotify:artist:76hUBGFeMON7u90GJhY52v">Parley of Instruments</a>; and various discs with the <a href="spotify:artist:792HWopzvPacbFWQYJZVUA">Consort of Musicke</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:1aqZE6rtaBWlipoD3Cj8HB">New London Consort</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1EDzadOnEraaBXI42sclav">Pro Cantione Antiqua</a>.