| Code | DS/UK/17014 |
| Name | Ainsley; John Mark (6 July 1963-present); OBE; English lyric tenor singer |
| Dates | 6 July 1963-present |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Crewe, Cheshire, England (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Anglican priest and a teacher
Civil partner of William Whitehead (organist) |
| Biography | John Mark Ainsley is an English lyric tenor. He is admired for his interpretations of baroque music and the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Ainsley made his debut in 1987 when he sang in Stravinsky's Mass under Simon Rattle. After further engagements with Gothic Voices and other groups he made his professional opera debut in 1988 as Armindo in Scarlatti's Gli equivoci nel sembiante at Innsbruck's Early Music Festival. This was followed by his debut with English National Opera the following year as Eurimaco in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, and his United States debut in 1990 in a series of concerts in Boston and New York. |