Person Open DS/UK/17014 Ainsley; John Mark (6 July 1963-present); OBE; English lyric tenor singer Ainsley John Mark 6 July 1963-present English lyric tenor singer Male (cisgender) Crewe, Cheshire, England (born)

English Musician | Vocals | Tenor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Anglican priest and a teacher Civil partner of William Whitehead (organist) Gay / Lesbian 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mark_Ainsley (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/4/2014 RAHAKirkbride 6/8/2022 0137059f-7148-43d7-877a-53b5101df724