Born: England

The English contralto, Delia Woolford, studied from 1949 to 1953 at the Royal College of Music in London and acquired in 1951 her diploma as a piano teacher, and in 1953 as a singer.

After her studies Delia Woolford began a very successful career as an oratorio and Lieder singer, who gained acknowledgement in the music centres in her England homeland as well as all over Europe. For example, she sang over many years at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam J.S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244) for Piet van Egmond, appeared in the English broadcast BBC and in Fersehsendungen and was characterised in particular as an interpreter of the French and the English song.

Since 1975 Delia Woolford was a singing teacher. She is married with Eric Waddington.

Recordings: Oiseau Lyre (Venus and Adonis by John Blow, Matthäus-Passion by J.S. Bach under Piet van Egmond).

Source: Operissimo Website English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2004); The artist (August 2005)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2004), Delia Waddington-Woolford (August 2005, July 2007)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Piet van Egmond

Alto

BWV 244

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