Probably a bit vain. But, y'know - cute. And fun! :-) Far too proud of my watch and suit collection than a man with my earnings potential really ought to be.

Thankfully my choice of career means that I get to wear nice suits and watches quite often. It also means that I get to be the centre of attention now and again, which is kinda cool.

Looking for someone to have adventures with. I have been known to tilt at all sorts of different types of windmills in the past, from Chanel-wearing lawyers to tie-dyed, penniless, travelling hippies. Common threads are intelligence, and people with an interesting story to tell. People that can teach me languages are always nice - my language skills are shocking! I reserve a special kind of admiring hatred for multi-lingual European types that can get around anywhere. Grrr.

(Not sure there's a sound-bite for "admire", maybe you can help me with that).

The rest you can work out from the below!

I'm a full-time classical singer. You'll quite often find me in various guises on concert platforms around northern Europe, particularly the Bach-y, oratorio-y ones, although occasionally the opera-y and contemporary music/theatre-y ones, too. Yes, I am good at it. I have a website if you're interested.

Apart from the above, I tie a freakin' killer half-Windsor tie-knot. I make a great gin martini when called upon. I can make friends with animals at 50 paces, particularly cats. Collecting Bach Cantatas (fourteen as of last count, so I still have a few to go to get a complete set).

The hair. It's a bit of a microcosm of me. A short-back-and-sides, but unique, characterful, artsy, messy.

I'll keep this short, as no-one bothers reading this stuff, really. I know I certainly don't.

Cricket (the sport). Film in general, and particularly intelligent, psychological thrillers. TV - Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Community, TBBT. Books - anything by Nick Earls, Tanith Lee or Diana Wynne-Jones (RIP). I'm also halfway through two non-fiction books - Sex at Dawn and Why We Get Fat, both on very different topics but surprisingly alike. Stand-up comedy. CGP Grey's YouTube channel. Food: lately I've been on the paleo diet, which I'm really enjoying. Music of all kinds, with the possible exception of R+B. I despair of Dutch coffee. That'll do.

My iPad, the internet, cricinfo.com, women, wine and song.

Women. Love. Sex. My career. Money - wish I didn't, but it's true. Cricket. How to reconcile the fact that whilst all of my school and university friends have Settled Down and are about to bring their third child into the world, I still look 25 and am in no mood to get fat, bald and wear rubber-soled shoes with suits (*shudder*) anytime soon, thanks very much. What that means when it comes to my love-life, and whether anyone else but me cares that I feel like I'm ten years out of sync with myself. Whether or not the pretty girl on the train will think I'm a creep if I say hello.

I don't really do typical Friday nights. Depending on the time of year I suppose there's a decent chance I'll be singing somewhere.

Nothing is sexier than a nice dress. I'm particularly partial to summer dresses (hello boys, there's just this thin layer of cotton between me and nudity, but I'm still going to meet your grandmother and go to the church fête in it - by the way, how do you like my bare shoulders?), but on the whole, anything well-cut will do. Most of the girls I know get around in jeans and trousers though, which I think is a shame. You there, reading my profile - how often do you wear a dress?

You'd like to hang out some time. If you think you could make me smile. If you think I could return the favour.