“Bass Jamie Woollard’s Immigration Officer thundered with Wotan-like authority, but he softened this gravity with poignant humanity in his account of the frozen man who, like a frozen star, had fallen from sky, thus ending the Refugee’s hopes of a fraternal reuniting.”
Opera Today, June 2022, ‘Taking wing at the Royal College of Music’
In June and July 2022, Jamie played the Immigration Officer in Jonathan Dove’s Flight for the RCM Opera Studio, directed by Jeremy Sams.
“The role of Immigration Officer, sung by the bass Jamie Woollard, was handsomely sung and acted in a stern but caressing manner. Obviously at home as the voice of reason, his believable acting style was a much needed breath of fresh air.”
Opera Wire, 6 July 2022, ‘Royal College of Music 2021-22 Review: Flight’
“Jamie Woollard and Theo Perry further showed off the calibre of singing and acting talent at the RCM.”
Opera Magazine, September 2022, Peter Reed, Reviews, Flight RCM
Photography credit Chris Christodoulou