Biography of Julian Rippon, Baritone
Julian is in constant demand as a soloist around the South West, performing in a wide range of choral and operatic works with many of the foremost groups in the region. He is also a full-time member of Exeter Cathedral Choir, featuring as soloist on CD recordings and live BBC Radio 3 broadcasts of Choral Evensong.
Julian began his singing career as a boy chorister with St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, and continued to sing regularly while an Engineering undergraduate at Cambridge University. He moved to Japan in 1990, and later to Shanghai, returning to the UK in 2007. While in the Far East, Julian appeared frequently as soloist, both on the stage and in the concert hall.
His solo repertoire includes Monteverdi Vespers, Handel Messiah and Judas Maccabeus, J.S. Bach B Minor Mass, St John Passion, St Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Mozart Requiem, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle, Mendelssohn Elijah, Verdi Requiem, Brahms German Requiem, Stainer Crucifixion, Fauré Requiem, Mahler Symphony No. 8 and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony and Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Carl Orff Carmina Burana, Duruflé Requiem, Britten War Requiem and Howard Goodall Requiem.
Recent performances include J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio and Haydn’s Creation, while future engagements include Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Julian also works as a freelance Japanese translator. See his translation website here.
February 2020
Julian began his singing career as a boy chorister with St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, and continued to sing regularly while an Engineering undergraduate at Cambridge University. He moved to Japan in 1990, and later to Shanghai, returning to the UK in 2007. While in the Far East, Julian appeared frequently as soloist, both on the stage and in the concert hall.
His solo repertoire includes Monteverdi Vespers, Handel Messiah and Judas Maccabeus, J.S. Bach B Minor Mass, St John Passion, St Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Mozart Requiem, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle, Mendelssohn Elijah, Verdi Requiem, Brahms German Requiem, Stainer Crucifixion, Fauré Requiem, Mahler Symphony No. 8 and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony and Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Carl Orff Carmina Burana, Duruflé Requiem, Britten War Requiem and Howard Goodall Requiem.
Recent performances include J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio and Haydn’s Creation, while future engagements include Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Julian also works as a freelance Japanese translator. See his translation website here.
February 2020
