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Since the start of his career in 2006, Edwin has appeared regularly on the stages of Europe's leading opera houses and concert halls as a bass-baritone in the leading roles of Mozart, Rossini, Handel and Rameau. Today, Crossley-Mercer's bass voice lends itself to a rich repertoire of roles by composers such as Beethoven, Berg, Britten, Strauss, Verdi and Wagner, as well as his natural affinity for the French composers Berlioz, Gounod, Massenet and Meyerbeer.
From her debut at the prestigious Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg Festivals, to performances with the renowned orchestras of Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London and Los Angeles, Crossley-Mercer's exemplary musicality has enabled her to embrace a vast repertoire of roles. In baroque, classical and contemporary styles, Edwin has collaborated with some of today's finest conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Andris Nelsons, Philippe Jordan, Riccardo Minasi, Leonardo García Alarcón, Daniel Harding, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder.
In concert, Edwin Crossley-Mercer has built up a vast and varied repertoire including Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Haydn's Die Schöpfung, Handel's Messiah, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, Schumann's Paradies und die Peri, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Bach's Matthäus-Passion.
A sought-after recitalist and former pupil of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edwin Crossley-Mercer's discography includes several Baroque programmes, a collaboration with the American composer Michael Linton on Carmina Catulli and Wilde Songs, a compilation of songs by Nadia Boulanger and Schubert's Die Winterreise.
