A BIT ABOUT ME
A BIT ABOUT ME
Archie Inns is a tenor originally from Scotland, soon to begin a Master’s in Vocal Performance at the Royal College of Music, where he is supported by a full scholarship, as well as awards from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the James Caird Trust, the latter having recognised him with the 2025 Wiseman Prize. He currently studies with Miranda Wright and Nicky Spence, with whom he will continue his tuition at RCM.
On the opera stage, Archie was the 2023 Emerging Artist for Westminster Opera Company, held the James Bowman Young Artistship at Vache Baroque, and is a current Associate Artist with Oxford Opera. His roles include Prince Gvidon (The Golden Cockerel), Autumn (The Fairy Queen), Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), and the Headmaster in The History Boys. He also sang in the chorus for Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly with the BBC Singers at the Barbican Centre. In November 2025, he will sing in the semi-chorus for Laura Karpman’s BALLS at the Royal Festival Hall, conducted by Marin Alsop.
In the sphere of song, Archie made his debut at the Oxford International Song Festival in 2024 alongside James Gilchrist, has performed at the Holywell Music Room, and will present a programme of English song this autumn at Chianti in Musica. He is the recipient of the Lux Amit Folkestone on Song Bursary Award and Song Prize, the Mendl-Schrama Prize, the Oxford and Cambridge Club Music Prize, and the Dorothy Richardson English Song Prize.
As an oratorio soloist, Archie’s repertoire includes the Evangelist in St John Passion, the tenor arias in St Matthew Passion, Handel’s Messiah, and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle.
As a consort singer, Archie works regularly with leading ensembles including the BBC Singers, Polyphony, and The Sixteen. He has sung in major liturgical services at Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, and St Paul’s Cathedral, and recent projects with the BBC Singers have included Poulenc’s Figure Humaine and appearances at the Aldeburgh Festival and the BBC Proms.
Alongside his performing career, Archie recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP University, supported by the Sir Elihu Lauterpacht Scholarship from Gray’s Inn and the Career Commitment Scholarship from BPP. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Theology from Christ Church, Oxford, where he was a Choral Scholar, and spent his gap year singing at St John’s College, Cambridge under Andrew Nethsingha. His early training took place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Junior Department with Paul Keohone, and as a chorister at Durham Cathedral under James Lancelot — where his vocal studies with Miranda Wright began.