Described as “a tenor to watch” and praised for his “ardour and Italianate resonance” (Opera Magazine), British tenor Simon Mascarenhas Carter is a member of the Opernstudio at the Wiener Staatsoper for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 seasons. His upcoming roles include Tamino in Geheimission Zauberflöte für Kinder, Erster Priester in Die Zauberflöte, Un servo d’Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, and Oberhexe/Billinger Jakob in Die kleine Hexe.

Recent engagements include appearances at the Glyndebourne Festival, creating the role of Police Officer I and covering Peter in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s The Railway Children (world premiere), alongside performing as Echo in L’Orfeo and covering Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos. He was also the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah for Glyndebourne’s outreach programme. Elsewhere, his roles include Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, and Ferrando in Così fan tutte. On the concert platform, his repertoire includes Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Britten’s Saint Nicolas, Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle, Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, Haydn’s The Creation, and Handel’s Messiah. In recital, he collaborates regularly with guitarist Mark Dangerfield, with recent performances of Walton and de Falla at the Royal Albert Hall.

Simon studied at the Royal College of Music as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar under the tutelage of Patricia Rozario OBE. Prior to this, he worked as a hospital pharmacist and sang as a lay clerk in the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, where highlights included performances with the Academy of Ancient Music, a world premiere recording of Nico Muhly’s The Street and televised BBC Christmas and Easter broadcasts. Away from singing, Simon enjoys playing squash, fishing and windsurfing.