Philip Sheffield is a British tenor in demand all over Europe for his great communicative and interpretative qualities. His most recent operatic successes have been as Tom Rakewell at La Monnaie in Brussels, The Prince in Das Märchen for Lisbon Opera, Orlando in Haydn’s Orlando Paladino in Tokyo, and Jonathan Dove’s opera Kwasi and Kwame for OT Rotterdam.

He has performed as a principal artist at La Scala Milan, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Opéra Comique Paris, Netherlands Opera Amsterdam, English National Opera London, Le Châtelet Paris, Glyndebourne Festival, Vlaamse Opera among others.

As a concert singer he is in demand for a large variety of repertoire. Most recently in 2009 he has returned from a tour of the Johannes Passion of Bach with Paul Dordrecht and Il Fondamento performing in Paris, Oviedo and Innsbruck. He has a close affinity with the works of Benjamin Britten and has given many performances of his War Requiem, including one in the Philharmonie Berlin in 2005 marking the end of World War 2. Other works performed recently include Verdi’s Requiem, Mahler’s 8th Symphony, Orf’s Carmina Burana and Bach’s Matthias Passion.

Future engagements include performances in Rome, Napoli, Basel, Vlaamse Opera, Osaka and Tokyo.