Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks

Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks was a chorister at Chichester Cathedral and a choral scholar at Durham. He studied Music at Durham University and singing at the Royal Northern College of Music. Operatic engagements include Glyndebourne Festival, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Grange Park Opera, Opera Northern Ireland, Castleward Opera, Dublin Opera Theatre Company, Buxton Festival Opera, English Touring Opera, and Early Music Russia.
His many roles range from the Baroque to the contemporary. More recently he has worked as an understudy for the Royal Opera House and Garsington Opera and performed ‘The Golden Dragon’ for Music Theatre Wales in the UK and South Korea.

His concert career began in early music, with Proms appearances and international tours with such groups as the Monteverdi choir, Gabrieli and King’s Consorts. Notable performances include Messiah in Singapore, Mexico and Denmark, a recital in St Petersburg for Russian Early Music. He now sings romantic works such as Gerontius, The Kingdom, The Apostles, Verdi Requiem and Beethoven Missa Solemnis as well as more contemporary works such as Britten Spring Symphony, War Requiem and St Nicolas. He has performed all over the UK and in Beijing, Mexico, Singapore, and Moscow.

Photo: Christina Haldane