Paul Esswood

Paul Esswood
Born (1942-06-06) 6 June 1942 (age 82)
West Bridgford, UK
EducationRoyal College of Music
Occupations
Websitewww.esswood.co.uk

Paul Lawrence Vincent Esswood (born 6 June 1942) is an English countertenor and conductor. He is best known for his performance of Bach cantatas and the operas of Handel and Monteverdi. Along with his countrymen Alfred Deller and James Bowman, he led the revival of countertenor singing in modern times.

Life and career

Esswood was born in West Bridgford, England. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1961 to 1964 after which he sang in the choir of Westminster Abbey. His professional debut was in a performance of Handel's Messiah for Angel Records, conducted by Charles Mackerras (1967).

Esswood has participated in over 150 recordings, including the alto parts of many Bach cantatas in the complete Teldec series by conductors Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. He has recorded Messiah four times, as well as extended works by Henry Purcell, Claudio Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and others. Among the roles in contemporary works written for Esswood are the title role in Akhnaten by Philip Glass and Death in Penderecki's Paradise Lost. He also sang in the premiere of Schnittke's Second Symphony.

Paul Esswood is a co-founder of Pro Cantione Antiqua, an all-male a cappella group specializing in early music. He has also established a reputation as a conductor of Baroque opera.[1] In particular, Esswood has worked extensively in Poland as both a conductor and teacher.[2] In Krakow he has conducted Capella Cracoviensis in works such as Purcell's The Fairy Queen and Vivaldi's Gloria, while in Bydgoszcz he has conducted the Capella Bydgostiensis in works including Handel's Messiah. Other positions Esswood has held in the country include Visiting Professor of Baroque Vocal Music at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk and Chief Conductor of the Polish Orchestra of the XVIII Century.

In 2020 he conducted Lully's Armide for the Warsaw Chamber Opera.[3] In 2023 he helped to inaugurate the Poznań Grand Theatre's artistic season by conducting Handel's Jephtha.[4]

Recordings

References

  1. ^ "Paul Esswood (Counter-tenor)". Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Biography - Paul Esswood". The Musicke Companye. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Lully - ARMIDE". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Director of the Grand Theatre in Poznań: The difficult season is about to start". Poland Daily 24. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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