During the 2026/27 season, Murray returns to Teatro alla Scala, Milan as Sellem in a new production of The Rake's Progress under Riccardo Chailly, and to English National Opera for a double bill of The Zoo and Trial by Jury. His concert engagements include War Requiem with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, St Matthew Passion with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Maxim Emelyanychev), Messiah with the Handel and Haydn Society (Harry Christophers), the title role of Handel's Belshazzar with the RIAS Kammerchor, and Carmina Burana at Rheingau Musik Festival with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester. Last season, Murray made his debut at Oper Frankfurt in the title role of Claus Guth's new production of Mitridate and at Komische Oper Berlin as Belshazzar.
Murray previously made his debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan as Antonio in Thomas Adès's The Tempest and at Bayerische Staatsoper in Stefan Herheim's new production of Peter Grimes. Recent highlights have included Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw for English National Opera, Josef K. in Der Prozess and Belshazzar at Theater an der Wien, and Mitridate at Hamburg State Opera. At Garsington Opera, he has sung Florestan in Fidelio, Mitridate, Peter Quint and Count Ory in Le Comte Ory. He also appeared as Peter Quint and Prologue in The Turn of the Screw with Opera Glassworks under John Wilson, performed in a staged St John Passion at Théâtre du Châtelet, and made his role debut as Florestan with Irish National Opera.
A committed exponent of contemporary music, Murray returned to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for the world premiere of Gerald Barry's Alice's Adventures Under Ground and to the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of Brent Michael Davids' Requiem for America conducted by Teddy Abrams. He has also performed works by Hans Werner Henze, Harrison Birtwistle, Colin Matthews, Cecilia McDowall, George Benjamin, Elliott Carter, and Emily Hall.
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; 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 Aurora, Mahler Chamber, Boston Philharmonic and Seattle symphony orchestras, the Minnesota Orchestra, Spira Mirabilis, Barokksolistene, 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 for the Aldeburgh, Brighton and Oxford Lieder festivals, Dartington Hall 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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