Peter Hoare studied percussion at the Huddersfield School of Music before commencing his professional singing career in 1992. Operatic roles include Bacchus Ariadne auf Naxos, Captain Wozzeck, Witch in Hänsel und Gretel, Golitsyn Khovanshchina (WNO); Goro  Madama Butterfly (ROH); Tikhon Kat’á Kabanová (Geneva, WNO) and Sellem The Rake’s Progress (Paris). Concert engagements include Berlioz Romeo et Juliette (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Judas Maccabaeus recorded for Anglia Television, La Damnation de Faust and Beethoven Symphony No 9. Recordings include Delius' Song of the High Hills and Britten's Gloriana (Decca) and Leonard Meryll Yeomen of the Guard (Telarc). Engagements in 2009/2010 include Dr Caius Falstaff for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Luigi Nono’s Al gran sole carico d’amore for the Salzburg Festival, Shapkin From the House of the Dead in his debut at the Met and for Teatro alla Scala Milan, Alviano Die Gezeichneten in Palermo, Mahler 8th Symphony with the Hallé and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Elder), Basilio Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Gregor The Makropulos Case and Raskatov’s A Dog’s Heart for ENO. Subsequent engagements include Monostatos Die Zäuberflöte, Turnage’s Anna Nicole and Bomelius The Tsar’s Bride at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Shapkin From the House of the Dead for Staatsoper Berlin and Rev. Adams Peter Grimes for Teatro alla Scala Milan.