Henry Herford

Who is Henry Herford?

Henry Herford is a Scottish baritone singer.

He read Classics and English at Cambridge University, and studied singing at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where he was awarded the Curtis Gold Medal. He is currently the RNCM's Tutor in French Song. He joined the Glyndebourne Opera Chorus for 1977 and 1978, singing leading roles on tour, and since then has performed over seventy roles with opera companies throughout the UK and Europe, including at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and Scottish Opera.

Notable among his roles are the Count, Guglielmo and Alfonso, the title role in Don Giovanni, Germont, Silvio, Dr Falke, the Forester, Smirnov, and Demetrius, which he recorded for Virgin Records.

Herford has made a speciality of the music of Charles Ives, having recorded many of his songs.