One of the most exciting talents to have emerged in recent years, British baritone Huw Montague Rendall has already made hugely acclaimed debuts on some of the world’s most important stages such as Royal Opera House, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera National de Paris, Festival d’Aix en Provence, Salzburg and Glyndebourne Festivals, earning rapturous acclaim for his compelling artistry, stage craft and musicianship.
Montague Rendall continues his remarkable ascent during the 2022/23 season with a series of anticipated projects: Papageno Die Zauberflöte and Mercutio Roméo et Juliette in a new production at Opéra national de Paris in his company debut; the title role in Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in a new production created at Komische Oper Berlin; Papageno in a new production of Die Zauberflöte at Opéra National du Rhin; Guglielmo Così fan tutte for his debut at Staatsoper Hamburg and Pelléas Pelléas et Mélisande at Santa Fe Opera under the baton of Harry Bicket. Looking further ahead his engagements include debuts with Bayerische Staatsoper and Wiener Staaatsoper as well as returns to Festival d’Aix en Provence, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Festival and Opera de Paris.
Last season’s appearances included his debuts with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Lyric Opera of Chicago as Papageno Die Zauberflöte and a return to Glyndebourne Festival as Malatesta in a critically acclaimed production of Don Pasquale. On the concert platform, he joined forces once more with Raphaël Pichon and Ensemble Pygmalion to sing Christus in an European tour of the Bach Trilogy: The Life of Christ comprising of three oratorios: The Christmas Oratorio, St John’s Passionsand The Easter Oratorio; as well as a solo recital with pianist Simon Lepper at Opéra de Lille, France.
Recent highlights include Guglielmo Cosi Fan Tutte at the Glyndebourne Festival; the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande at Opéra de Rouen Normandie; Papageno Die Zauberflöte with Glyndebourne on Tour; Conte Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro at Opéra National de Lorraine; Harlequin Ariadne auf Naxos at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Schaunard La bohème at Opernhaus Zürich; Marcello in Barrie Kosky’s new production of La bohème at Komische Oper, and Prince of Mantua Fantasio at Garsington Opera.
On the concert platform he sang Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem together with the Dutch National Opera at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Ned Keene Peter Grimesat the Enescu Festival; a “Mozart Matinee” series with Raphaël Pichon at the Salzburg Festival; Richard Blackford’s Pietàat the Cadogan Hall with the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Walpurgisnacht with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Duruflé’s Requiem with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. A dedicated recitalist his most recent appareances include a liederabend with Hélio Vida in Nancy and Die Schöne Müllerin with pianist Gary Matthewman for Lancaster Arts.
An alumnus of the Royal College of Music, Montague Rendall trained under the tutorage of Russell Smythe, having previously studied under David Rendall and Philip Doghan. In summer 2016 Montague Rendall was as a Jerwood Young Artist with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where he sang the role of Fiorello Il barbiere di Siviglia,for which he was also awarded the much-coveted John Christie Award 2016. The following summer he joined the prestigious Young Artist Programme at the Salzburg Festspiele and was a member of the International Opera Studio in Zürich from 2016 to 2018.