Tormey Woods - Baritone Opera Singer

Based in Avignon, British baritone Tormey Woods was a member of the Montpellier National Opera's young artists scheme from 2014 to 2022. Noted for his ease onstage, he uses his background in theatre, improvisation and dance to bring a unique physicality to his roles, balancing both the vocal and dramatic expression of his characters.

Tormey’s operatic roles include the title role in Mozart's "Don Giovanni" with the Saluzzo Opera Academy, Figaro in “Le Nozze di Figaro” with the Berlin Opera Academy, Hermann and Schlémil in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" (PBA Charleroi), Il Re in Respighi’s “La Bella dormente nel Bosco”, Falke in Strauss’ "Die Fledermaus", Grabuge in "Genevieve de Brabant” and The Bench in Ravel’s "L'Enfant et les Sortilege" (all with the Montpellier National Opera). He was also a member of The Sacrificed in the premiere of Jonathan Dove's "Le Monstre du Labyrinthe" at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (Grand Theatre d'Aix).

He has also performed with the Clonter Opera in their 2023 Spring Opera Showcase, the British Youth Opera as chorus in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" and with the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence as Un Sacrifié in the premiere of Jonathan Doves The Monster in the Maze (Grand Theatre de Provence) and as a young artist in their Academie du Festival d'Aix. He has sung under the baton of esteemed conductors such as Sir. Simon Rattle, Ennio Morricone, Peter Leonard, Peter Robinson and Simon Halsey.