Alistair Digges was born in Glasgow and began his
musical studies as a horn player and pianist. He studied at the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before being awarded a scholarship
to the Royal College of Music International Opera School, where he
went on to win the Knights of the Round Table Prize.
He is co-founder and Musical Director of Scotland's professional
touring company Opera Bohemia, most recently conducting their
productions of Eugene Onegin, Gianni Schicchi and La Traviata.
Other conducting engagements have included Gounod's La Colombe for
West Green House Opera 2016, a co-production with Opera Danube, and
the closing concerts of the 2015 and 2016 Rainhill music festivals.
In addition to The Edinburgh Singers, he is also Musical Director
of Fife Opera with whom he's conducted Carmen, Faust and Eugene
Onegin, and most recently has been appointed Musical Director of
Edinburgh Grand Opera. Forthcoming engagements include assistant
conductor for a production at the Netherlands Reisopera, as well as
conducting The Pearl Fishers for Opera Bohemia and The Magic Flute
for Fife Opera. He is on the musical staff of the National Youth
Choirs of Great Britain and the Ulster Youth Choirs and is in
demand as an adjudicator, guest conductor and workshop leader
across the UK. Previous Musical Director positions held include the
London Fairlawn Singers and Kilmarnock and District Choral
Union.
Before pursuing his conducting career Alistair performed
extensively as an operatic tenor and concert soloist
throughout Europe and beyond. Engagements included a
series of recitals across India with renowned soprano Patricia
Rozario, the title role in the premier of Sir Nigel of Tilford
under the baton of Laurence Cummings, Rodolfo for Vignette
Production's acclaimed tour of La Bohème in England and France,
Nemorino for Opera South, various roles at the Britten Theatre in
London, performances for Opera da Camera Linz in Austria and
performances in Russia, Germany and at the Buxton and Aldeburgh
festivals of Britten's Parables. As an oratorio soloist he covered
a vast repertoire and as an exponent of contemporary music, he sang
the role of John in Michael Oliva's Singularity in London's From
the Soundhouse series, Gareth Wiliams's Breath Cycle for Scottish
Opera, the Sloans Project for Noise Opera and also worked with the
Mahogany Opera Group.
