Born: England

The English tenor, Wynford Evans, studied at The Guildhall School of Music in London.

Wynford Evans became one of Britain's leading tenors. He has appeared with all the major choirs and orchestras in the UK as well as appearing in major Festivals worldwide. His wide-ranging repertoire includes all the major tenor roles in oratorio from the most popular to rarely performed works such as Finzi's Intimations of Immortality and also many other works by 20^th Century British composers.

Opera appearances include roles with Netherlands Opera, Welsh National Opera, Kent Opera and Opera de Lyon. Wynford Evans has appeared many times at the Royal Albert Hall in Promenade Concerts and has taken part in concerts there with massed Male Voice Choirs. At Cardiff Arms Park, he sang in front of a choir of 10,000 voices to an audience of 35,000! Currently (2006) he is touring his popular 'The Musical World of Wynford Evans' - an evening's entertainment of arias from opera, oratorio, Gilbert and Sullivan, musicals, and well-known ballads.

Wynford Evans has made numerous gramophone recordings including Bach's Mass in B minor (BWV 232) and Purcell's The Fairy Queen, and most recently R. Vaughan Williams' Hugh the Drover. He has broadcast regularly both in Britain and abroad, in programmes ranging from oratorio and song recitals to popular programmes such as 'Friday Night is Music Night'. Television appearances include a Channel 4 portrait of Handel, and a series featuring songs from musicals and light opera for HTV.

Source: Hounslow Festival of Music, Speech & Dance Website (2006)
Contributed by Teddy Kaufman (October 2006)

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