British baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson is rapidly gaining recognition for his versatile performances in both opera and concert. Currently a member of the Young Artist Programme of Les Arts Florissants and a Britten-Pears Young Artist, Hugo is also a recipient of the Help Musicians UK Maidment Award. He studied at King’s College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music.
The 2023/24 season saw Hugo make notable debuts at several prestigious festivals, including Lucerne, George Enescu, Tanglewood, and the BBC Proms. He also performed at Lincoln Center New York, La Scala Milan, and the Philarmonie de Paris in a production of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen with Les Arts Florissants. This season, Hugo will continue performing The Fairy Queen, with Vox Luminis in Europe, and again with Les Arts Florissants in South America.
On the concert platform, Hugo has performed a wide range of repertoire, including a programme of Schütz and Praetorius with Jonathan Cohen at Wigmore Hall. He has also appeared at the Aldeburgh Festival and the SmorgasChord Festival, and was an audience prize winner at the Somerset Song Prize. He has performed various Bach Cantatas with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and appeared at the London Handel Festival.
On the operatic stage, Hugo’s recent and upcoming roles include The Notary in The Sorcerer and Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Charles Court Opera, as well as covering Monsieur Presto in Les Mamelles de Tirésias and The Notary in Don Pasquale for Glyndebourne Opera. He has also covered Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Krusina in The Bartered Bride for Garsington Opera, and performed Dottore Grenvil in La Traviata for Nevill Holt and Oxford Opera.
Website: https://www.hugohermanwilson.com/
