FILM AND CLASSICAL WORK

Barry appears, in a close-up on the left at 2:42, in this archival Abbey Road recording of John Williams conducting the 1999 Phantom Menace soundtrack with London Voices. 

Used here for personal documentation and artistic biography.

Professional Singing Career

My freelance career has taken me across the UK and Europe.

Opera Roles in London include: Don Ramiro, Tamino, Count Ory, and Lenski.

I have sung in various choruses including: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Bayreuth Festival; La Scala, Milan; Frankfurt Oper.

In Scotland I have sung various professional roles: Don Ottavio (cover) for Scottish Opera; Soloist in Salome at the Edinburgh Festival; BBC Radio Scotland broadcasts with the John Currie Singers.

I have sung in concerts and opera galas. A gala performance aboard the QE2 en route to New York with Rodney Milnes of Opera Magazive as host. I sang with The Passion of the 3 Tenors group, having taken over one of the tenor roles from Russell Watson, in great venues including Monte Carlo.

London Voices & Film Work

As a member of London Voices, I recorded major film soundtracks at Abbey Road Studios, including:

  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Harry Potter
  • The Prince of Egypt

My close‑up appearance in the 1999 Abbey Road session — now circulating online — remains a quiet reminder of a remarkable chapter.

Photos & Memorabilia

  • John Williams signed book “To Barry. With thanks and every good wish”.
  • Barry as Lenski for Bloomsbury Opera 1995
  • Barry in Parsifal Bayreuth 2005  c. Pierre Boulez, d. Christoph Schlingensief
  • Barry in Lohengrin Bayreuth 2001  c. Pappano, d. Warner
  • ROH backstage Chorus for Götterdämmerung 1996 c. Haitink, d. Friedrich
  • Howard Shore signed Lord of the Rings score. “To Barry. Thanks for the wonderful performance.”