During the 2025/26 season, Murray’s opera engagements include debut appearances with the Frankfurt Opera, as the title role in a new Claus Guth production of Mitridate, and Komische Oper, as title role of Handel’s Belshazzar. Last season he sang Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw for the English National Opera, Josef K. in Der Prozess at Theater an der Wien, Florestan in Fidelio for the Garsington Opera and Mitridate with the Hamburg State Opera.
Murray’s previous highlights include his debut appearances with Teatro alla Scala Milan, in Thomas Adès The Tempest, Bayerische Staatsoper, in their new Stefan Herheim production of Peter Grimes, and with Theater an der Wien as Belshazzar. He also recently appeared in the world premiere of Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground at the Royal Opera House, sang Mitridate, Peter Quint and Count Ory in Le Comte Ory with the Garsington Opera, appeared as Peter Quint and Prologue in The Turn of the Screw with Opera Glassworks (John Wilson), performed in a staged St John Passion at the Théatre du Châtelet and made his role debut as Florestan with the Irish National Opera. He is a committed exponent of contemporary music and has performed the music of Gerald Barry, Hans Werne Henze, Harrison Birtwistle, Colin Matthews, Cecilia McDowell, George Benjamin, Elliott Carter and Emily Hall, in recital, concert and staged premieres.
On the concert platform, Murray recently performed Gurre-Lieder, Szymanowski’s Harnasie and Mark in A Midsummer Marriage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Edward Gardner), the title role of La damnation de Faust with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Schoolmaster, Mosquito and Pasek in The Cunning Little Vixen on tour with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Handel’s Brockes Passion with the English Concert (Harry Bicket), Tippett’s New Year with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Martyn Brabbins) and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the London Symphony Orchestra (Sir Simon Rattle). Elsewhere, he has appeared with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the BBC Symphony, Aurora, Mahler Chamber, Boston Philharmonic and Seattle Symphony orchestras, the Minnesota Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society of Boston, Spira Mirabilis, Barokksolistene, RIAS Kammerchor and Orchestre National d'Ile de France, and at the BBC Proms.
In recital, Murray has performed with Andrew West, James Baillieu, Graham Johnson, Joseph Middleton and Malcolm Martineau at The Aldeburgh Festival, Brighton Festival, Dartington Hall, The Oxford Lieder Festival and Wigmore Hall. Murray has recorded opera, song and oratorio extensively for multiple labels. These recordings include St John Passion with David Temple (Chandos), Grand Messe des Morts and Elijah with Paul Mccreesh (Winged Lion), extracts from Gloriana and Harnasie with Edward Gardner (Chandos), Berg’s Der Wein with Mario Venzago and the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra (Chandos), Handel’s Saul with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen (Coro), Offenbach’s Fantasio with Sir Mark Elder (Opera Rara), Schumann’s Rückert Songs with Sholto Kynoch (Stone Records), Malcolm Martineau's Complete songs of Poulenc (Signum) and Die schöne Müllerin with Andrew West (Stone Records).
Murray graduated in Music and History at the University of Newcastle, and went on to study voice at the Royal College of Music before joining the National Opera Studio, followed by the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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