Jonny Hill has just finished studying his Postgraduate Diploma in opera at the Royal Northern
College of Music under the tutelage of Quentin Hayes as the Drapers’ de Turckheim Scholar. As well as studying, Jonny has recently become a Bass Vicar Choral at York Minster. He is also a freelance ensemble singer in the North of England and regularly sings with the professional chamber choir Kantos.
Jonny has also been involved in a number of Opera’s over the past few years in Leeds,
Cumbria and Manchester. Last year Jonny performed the role of Sir Thomas Bertram in RNCM’s production of Mansfield Park. In 2022 he worked with British youth opera as a member of the chorus for their production of Sir John in Love. He has starred in Cumbria Opera Groups production of Cosi fan tutte and performed the role of Leporello in Leeds University’s production of Don Giovanni. Jonny has also performed as the character Goffredo in the stage premier of Judith Weir’s Armida and The Armchair and The Black cat in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with the University of Manchester. As well as these Jonathan has had the privilege of performing in the chorus for Opera North’s production of Silent night by Kevin Putts and Bergen National Opera’s production of Britten’s Peter Grimes.