

In Sept 2014 he had his debut with the London Proms at Royal Albert Hall and performed at the Last Night of the Proms in the Park. In 2010 he was the first artist to complete a 5 concert residency at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London. They have since been performed worldwide by orchestras including the Chicago and Montreal Symphonies. In 2010 Wainwright was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony to compose and interpret “Five Shakespeare Sonnets,” a five-movement song cycle that sets Shakespeare’s “Sonnets” to orchestra and voice.

His acclaimed first opera, Prima Donna, premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2009 and has since been presented in London, Toronto and BAM in New York. The Musical Matinee Club (relaxed screenings).
