James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. As well as a 2022 BBT Award winner, he was an ECHO Rising Star with appearances at major concert halls throughout Europe. James has appeared at Opéra national du Rhin; Theater an der Wien; made his Garsington Opera debut in 2024 as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; he also returned to the Staatsoper Hannover for Eugene Onegin, where he was a member of the ensemble from 2019 to 2022. This season James will appear as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Opera North and at Opéra de Lausanne in a Laurent Pelly production, as well as Guglielmo for Norwegian National Opera.