Having studied with bass-baritone Richard Standen whilst at the Guildhall, he was prompted by English National Opera baritone Geoffrey Chard, a near-neighbour of his parents, to have lessons with Bruce Boyce.
Roles for Welsh National Opera include Colline (La Bohème), Silva, Zaccaria, Mephistopheles (Gounod and Berlioz), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Talbot (Maria Stuarda)[4] and Enrico (Anna Bolena).
[7] For English National Opera: Colline, Harasta (The Cunning Little Vixen), Zaccaria, Silva, title role in Boito's Mefistofeles, Ford in Vaughan Williams' Sir John in Love and Alfonso d'Este ("Lucrezia Borgia").
Alastair Miles has appeared with many conductors and orchestras including Giulini, Harnoncourt, Mazur,[8] Muti, Chung, Rattle, Runnicles, Masur, Gergiev, Gardiner, Norrington, Davis and Dohnanyi.
His discography numbers more than 80 recordings including Verdi's Don Carlos,[9] the songs of Richard Strauss,[10] and the solo CD Great Operatic Arias for Chandos.