Darren Jeffery has a broad repertoire from Monteverdi to Verdi, Wagner to Birtwistle. He has performed in renowned houses including La Monnaie, Teatro Real and the Bolshoi and at major festivals including Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence and BBC Proms. Oratorio appearances include concerts with the Hallé, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Colorado Symphony, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and Freiburg Baroque.
Recent and future engagements include Helge/Festen (Finnish National Opera); Kothner/ Meistersinger (Glyndebourne, Norwegian National Opera); Sprecher/Die Zauberflöte, Monterone/Rigoletto and Father/Hansel und Gretel (Covent Garden and Longborough); title role/Maometto Secondo and the world premiere of Silver Birch (Garsington); Doctor/ Marnie, Foreman/Jenufa and Beaton/Mary Queen of Scots (ENO); title role in Wagner’s Der fliegende Höllander and The Ruler/Das Wunder der Heliane (Nationale Reisopera); Achilla/ Giulio Cesare (Opera North); Don Alfonso/Così fan tutte (Malmö Opera); Wotan/Das Rheingold (Longborough Festival); Sacristano/Tosca and Father Trulove/The Rake’s Progress for The Grange Festival.
He was an inaugural member of the Royal Opera Young Artists Programme and was a finalist in the Seattle International Wagner Competition. Recordings include the Mozart Requiem, Falstaff and Billy Budd with the LSO which have received Grammy awards.