Barnaby Beer studied French and German at the University of Bristol, and completed the Opera Performance Diploma at the Associated Studios. Recent performances include the title role in Don Giovanni for St Paul’s Opera, Il Conte Le nozze di Figaro for Dulwich Opera and Papageno The Magic Flute for St John’s Opera. For Windsor and Eton Opera he has performed the role of Escamillo Carmen and most recently Count The Marriage of Figaro. He has performed the title role of Gianni Schicchi in Italy for Handmade Opera and Baron Douphol La Traviata in France with Westminster Opera Company. He has sung with the choruses of Bury Court Opera and Winslow Hall Opera. He also works with contemporary composers, creating the roles of Auctioneer The Auction, by Karl Fiorini at the Stara Zagora Opera in Bulgaria and Virmula/Jailbird in Lewis Coenen-Rowe’s Collision: a comic opera in banalities at the Grimeborn Opera Festival at the Arcola Theatre. Last year he sang in the chorus of The Enchanted Island for British Youth Opera. At the Dartington International Summmer School has performed Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance under the baton of George Vass. On the concert platform Barnaby has performed numerous works, including bass soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Phoenix Orchestra at St. John’s Smith Square. Barnaby is currently studying privately with Alex Ashworth and is the proud father of Josie, born in October 2018!