Jolyon Loy
Awarded an Exceptional Prize at Tenor Viñas 2023, Jolyon Loy’s recent engagements have included some notable debuts. For The Royal Opera he appeared as Tarquinius The Rape of Lucretia, a co-production with Britten Pears Arts, directed by Oliver Mears and conducted by Corinna Niemeyer, with performances at Snape Maltings Concert Hall and Linbury Theatre; for English National Opera he appeared as Aye in Phelim McDermott’s Olivier award-winning production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten; and at Buxton International Festival as Zoroastro Orlando with Liberata Collective & Ensemble Hesperi. He also took part in Internationale Opernwerkstatt – Festival der jungen Stimmen.
His recordings include include Apollo in John Eccle’s Semele with Academy of Ancient Music, available on AAM CD and nominated for a Gramophone Award.
Engagements during 2024 / 2025 include Earl of Morton Mary Queen of Scots for English National Opera, Marullo Rigoletto at Tiroler Festspiele Erl and Paolo Simon Boccanegra for Grange Park Opera, as well as his return to The Royal Ballet and Opera as Schaunard La bohème.