Piran Legg is a Bass - Baritone originally from Kent. After studying History at the University of Kent he moved on to the Opera School at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has since performed extensively in Opera and concert around the UK and abroad, working as a soloist with companies such as Wexford Festival Opera, Bergen National Opera, Garsington Opera, Scottish Opera and the LSO.
On the concert platform Piran enjoys a busy and varied schedule. He has recently performed as Bass soloist with the St. Albans Bach choir in Dvorak’s Requiem and in Canterbury Cathedral as the Priest and Angel of Agony in Elgar’s epic work The Dream of Gerontius. He also has taken part in the creation of cutting edge new operas, a highlight being the role of King Erysicthon in Rushton’s work Cicadas with the LSO.
Notable recent projects include singing the role of Captain Corcoran in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited with Scottish Opera and singing the role of Giorgio in The Gondoliers, also with Scottish Opera. Recently Piran has returned to Scottish Opera, understudying the roles of Belcore in Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore, Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pistola in Verdi's Falstaff. Piran has won Music Prizes at the Canterbury Festival, is a former International Opera Awards Young Artist Bursary Winner and Fishmongers Music Scholar.
Piran is in demand as a singing teacher and has built up a thriving private voice studio, based in his home town of Shrewsbury. He is delighted to teach amateur and professional singers alike, keeping them healthy and empowering them to maximise their talent. He is also busy teaching singing students at the University of Birmingham, as well as at Shrewsbury School and Denstone College.
On the concert platform Piran enjoys a busy and varied schedule. He has recently performed as Bass soloist with the St. Albans Bach choir in Dvorak’s Requiem and in Canterbury Cathedral as the Priest and Angel of Agony in Elgar’s epic work The Dream of Gerontius. He also has taken part in the creation of cutting edge new operas, a highlight being the role of King Erysicthon in Rushton’s work Cicadas with the LSO.
Notable recent projects include singing the role of Captain Corcoran in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited with Scottish Opera and singing the role of Giorgio in The Gondoliers, also with Scottish Opera. Recently Piran has returned to Scottish Opera, understudying the roles of Belcore in Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore, Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pistola in Verdi's Falstaff. Piran has won Music Prizes at the Canterbury Festival, is a former International Opera Awards Young Artist Bursary Winner and Fishmongers Music Scholar.
Piran is in demand as a singing teacher and has built up a thriving private voice studio, based in his home town of Shrewsbury. He is delighted to teach amateur and professional singers alike, keeping them healthy and empowering them to maximise their talent. He is also busy teaching singing students at the University of Birmingham, as well as at Shrewsbury School and Denstone College.
