Biraj Barkakaty

Biraj Barkakaty

(he/him)

A London native, Biraj was an Alto Lay Clerk with the full-time professional choir at St.George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle for 4 years where he performed in many tours, recordings and royal occasions. He was also a staff Alto with the full-time professional choir at Washington National Cathedral from 2016-21 and performed with the London-based Siglo de Oro Ensemble at the Tager Alte Musik in Regensburg in 2021. He is a core member of Taylor Festival Choir, a guest ensemble member with The Kings Counterpoint both in Charleston, and The Breath Collective ensemble in Cincinnati. He was a featured artist with Faces of Early Music America in 2022 and was a 2022 Young Artist on the joint opera mentorship/ development program with  Glyndebourne and Pegasus Opera in London. Recent projects include debuting roles in world premieres of new operas at the Leeds Opera Festival, Wandsworth Arts Festival and  Grimeborn Festival in London last summer, a concert of Handel Cantatas at the Palffy Palace in Prague in February, Fakir in The Secret Garden with the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre and his Royal Opera House debut as part of their Educational Outreach programme in May. He is currently a permanent Alto with the choir of St. Thomas Church, 5th Ave in NYC.  More can be found at www.birajbarkakaty.com.