Richard Burkhard

Anglo-Swiss baritone Richard Burkhard is a singer-actor of chameleon-like versatility and creativity. Utilising his charismatic stage presence and the beauty and technical prowess of his voice to full effect, he enjoys a reputation for bringing life and depth of character to his roles.

His repertoire encompassing roles as varied as Ford Falstaff, Tonio Pagliacci, Harry Easter Street Scene, Papageno Die Zauberflöte, Garibaldo Rodelinda and Amfortas Parsifal, Richard has regular appearances at English National Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera, Garsington Opera and Opera Holland Park to his name as well as productions at Teatro Real Madrid, Palau de les Arts Valencia, Opéra de Monte Carlo, Opera National de Lorraine in Nancy, Bregenz Festival, Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre and New Zealand Opera.

Highlights in recent seasons have included Don Alfonso Così fan tutte with Classical Opera Company, Papageno and also Count Gil Il Segreto di Susanna at Scottish Opera, a role he also sang at Opera Holland Park, along with Major-General Stanley Pirates of Penzance, Ford and La Rocca Un giorno di regno, Don Fernando Fidelio and Faninal Der Rosenkavalier at Garsington Opera, Harry Easter at Opera de Monaco and in Madrid, Gianni Schicchi for Opera North, Garibaldo at the Bolshoi, and at Garsington, for which he was nominated for Best Singer in Opera for the UK Entertainment Awards.