Fife-born tenor Liam Forrest is a recent graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, where he studied under Matthew Best and Mark Wildman. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the University of Aberdeen in 2022.
In 2026, Liam joins the International Opera Studio of the Staatsoper Stuttgart for the 2026/27 season, following his appointment as a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. As part of the 2026 Festival, he performs the role of Ein Offizier in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos.
Recently, Liam won Second Prize at the 71st Kathleen Ferrier Awards, and was a semi-finalist in the Concurs Tenor Viñas Competition 2026.
Liam’s operatic experience spans a broad range of repertoire. His recent appearances include Passerby in Janáček’s Káťa Kabanová at Glyndebourne and Young Puccini in Niall Morris’ Puccini: Man of the Theatre at Wexford Festival Opera. Other roles include Hoffmann in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Preston Opera), Dorvil in Rossini’s La scala di seta (RNCM), Mr Rushworth in Dove’s Mansfield Park (Byre Opera), and Bobyl-Bakula in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow Maiden (RNCM).
A sought-after oratorio soloist, Liam has performed Verdi’s Requiem (EUMS), Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius (St Andrew’s Chorus), Puccini’s Messa di Gloria (Bury Choral Society), Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle (Lancaster & District Choral Society), Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, Coronation Mass, Solemn Vespers (Haddo House Operatic and Choral Society; Chester Choral Society; Perth Choral Society), and Schubert’s Mass in G minor (Haddo House Operatic and Choral Society).
On the concert platform, he has appeared as a soloist in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s 2025 Christmas Concert, and performed Lily Boulanger’s Psalm 130 with the Hallé at The Bridgewater Hall and Sheffield City Hall.
Liam has also performed widely across Scotland, including engagements with the Dunfermline Carnegie Trust, the United Dunfermline Burns Club, and the Rotary Club of Dunfermline. Notable appearances include the Tiffany Window dedication ceremony for the Carnegie Trust and John Cairney’s book launch of The Tycoon and the Bard. As an RNCM Songster, he performed the song cycle Other Love Songs with Sir Stephen Hough at the RNCM Concert Hall.